AirportsAjaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ajaccio, in Corsica, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AJA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AJA
- ICAO code
- LFKJ
- City
- Ajaccio
- State or region
- Corsica
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.9236° N, 8.8029° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,407 m (7,897 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AJA means Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFKJ. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.9236° N, 8.8029° E. It stands 5 metres (18 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,407 metres (7,897 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,407 m 7,897 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Figari Sud-Corse AirportFigari | FSC | 53 km |
| Calvi Sainte Catherine AirportCalvi | CLY | 67 km |
| Bastia-Poretta International airportBastia | BIA | 90 km |
| Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia (SS), Italy | OLB | 129 km |
| Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero, Italy | AHO | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,212 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,479 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,627 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,273 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,612 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,009 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,336 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,062 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,628 km | 20 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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