AirportsAalborg Airport is a large airport serving Aalborg, in North Jutland, Denmark. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAL
- ICAO code
- EKYT
- City
- Aalborg
- State or region
- North Jutland
- Country
- Denmark
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 57.0948° N, 9.8499° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,654 m (8,707 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAL means Aalborg Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKYT. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 57.0948° N, 9.8499° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Copenhagen, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aalborg Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,654 metres (8,707 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 11 airports of Denmark on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 2,654 m 8,707 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 2,549 m 8,363 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Læsø AirportLæsø | BYR | 72 km |
| Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base KarupKarup | KRP | 100 km |
| Aarhus AirportAarhus | AAR | 100 km |
| Billund AirportBillund | BLL | 157 km |
| Göteborg Landvetter AirportGöteborg, Sweden | GOT | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,019 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,616 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,046 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 914 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,967 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,791 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,132 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,696 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,140 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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