AirportsLengpui Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Aizawl (Lengpui), in Mizoram, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AJL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AJL
- ICAO code
- VELP
- City
- Aizawl (Lengpui)
- State or region
- Mizoram
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.8406° N, 92.6197° E
- Elevation
- 426 m (1,398 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AJL means Lengpui Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VELP. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.8406° N, 92.6197° E. It stands 426 metres (1,398 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lengpui Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 63.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silchar AirportSilchar | IXS | 125 km |
| Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala | IXA | 140 km |
| Osmany International AirportSylhet, Bangladesh | ZYL | 146 km |
| Bir Tikendrajit International AirportImphal | IMF | 165 km |
| Shah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh | CGP | 195 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,634 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,109 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,759 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,162 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,709 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,801 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,785 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,691 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,918 km | 11 h 15 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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