AirportsAarhus Airport is a large airport serving Aarhus, in Central Jutland, Denmark. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAR
- ICAO code
- EKAH
- City
- Aarhus
- State or region
- Central Jutland
- Country
- Denmark
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 56.3033° N, 10.6183° E
- Elevation
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,777 m (9,111 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAR means Aarhus Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKAH. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.3033° N, 10.6183° E. It stands 25 metres (82 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
Aarhus Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,777 metres (9,111 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 2,777 m 9,111 ft | 23 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 10R/28L | 2,702 m 8,865 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base KarupKarup | KRP | 93 km |
| Odense Hans Christian Andersen AirportOdense | ODE | 94 km |
| Aalborg AirportAalborg | AAL | 100 km |
| Billund AirportBillund | BLL | 110 km |
| Læsø AirportLæsø | BYR | 111 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,970 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,552 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,966 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 902 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,042 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,889 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,091 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,734 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,133 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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