AirportsArdabil Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ardabil, in Ardabil Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ADU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ADU
- ICAO code
- OITL
- City
- Ardabil
- State or region
- Ardabil Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.3257° N, 48.4244° E
- Elevation
- 1,315 m (4,315 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,299 m (10,823 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ADU means Ardabil Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OITL. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.3257° N, 48.4244° E. It stands 1,315 metres (4,315 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tehran, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ardabil Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,299 metres (10,823 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Iran on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,299 m 10,823 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lankaran International AirportLankaran, Azerbaijan | LLK | 58 km |
| Parsabad-Moghan AirportParsabad | PFQ | 150 km |
| Sardar-e-Jangal AirportRasht | RAS | 153 km |
| Tabriz International AirportTabriz | TBZ | 192 km |
| Lachin International AirportLachin, Azerbaijan | LHL | 248 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,859 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,184 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,594 km | 2 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,031 km | 5 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,455 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,865 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,976 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,761 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,270 km | 16 h 30 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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