AirportsFélix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is a large airport serving Abidjan, in Abidjan (autonomous district), Côte d'Ivoire. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ABJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ABJ
- ICAO code
- DIAP
- City
- Abidjan
- State or region
- Abidjan (autonomous district)
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.2614° N, 3.9263° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ABJ means Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DIAP. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.2614° N, 3.9263° W. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Abidjan, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takoradi AirportSekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | TKD | 242 km |
| Sunyani AirportSunyani, Ghana | NYI | 293 km |
| Bouaké AirportBouaké | BYK | 303 km |
| Prempeh I International AirportKumasi, Ghana | KMS | 305 km |
| San Pedro Airport | SPY | 308 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,852 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,431 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,679 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,148 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,932 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,890 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,976 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,105 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,921 km | 19 h 40 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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