AirportsAlexandria International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Alexandria, in Louisiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AEX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AEX
- ICAO code
- KAEX
- City
- Alexandria
- State or region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.3258° N, 92.5467° W
- Elevation
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,850 m (9,352 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AEX means Alexandria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KAEX. 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 31.3258° N, 92.5467° W. It stands 27 metres (89 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lafayette, about 132 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alexandria International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,850 metres (9,352 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 149.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,850 m 9,352 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 18/36 | 2,592 m 8,503 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Regional AirportLafayette | LFT | 136 km |
| Monroe Regional AirportMonroe | MLU | 140 km |
| Lake Charles Regional AirportLake Charles | LCH | 148 km |
| Baton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge | BTR | 160 km |
| Shreveport Regional AirportShreveport | SHV | 173 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,267 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,197 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,860 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,474 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,975 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,433 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,984 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,789 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,139 km | 17 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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