AirportsLehigh Valley International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Allentown/Bethlehem, in Pennsylvania, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ABE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ABE
- ICAO code
- KABE
- City
- Allentown/Bethlehem
- State or region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.6518° N, 75.4428° W
- Elevation
- 120 m (393 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,316 m (7,599 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ABE means Lehigh Valley International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KABE. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.6518° N, 75.4428° W. It stands 120 metres (393 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lehigh Valley International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,316 metres (7,599 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 277.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,316 m 7,599 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,768 m 5,800 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trenton Mercer AirportEwing Township | TTN | 68 km |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton | AVP | 80 km |
| Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia | PHL | 88 km |
| Lancaster AirportLancaster | LNS | 93 km |
| Newark Liberty International AirportNewark | EWR | 107 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,815 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,609 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,100 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,648 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,834 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,344 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,809 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,874 km | 19 h 35 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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