AirportsKufra Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kufra, in Al Kufrah District, Libya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKF
- ICAO code
- HLKF
- City
- Kufra
- State or region
- Al Kufrah District
- Country
- Libya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.1787° N, 23.3140° E
- Elevation
- 417 m (1,367 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,660 m (12,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKF means Kufra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HLKF. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.1787° N, 23.3140° E. It stands 417 metres (1,367 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Tripoli, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kufra Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,660 metres (12,007 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Libya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 3,660 m 12,007 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02R/20L | 3,660 m 12,007 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asyut International AirportAsyut, Egypt | ATZ | 835 km |
| Abu Simbel AirportAbu Simbel, Egypt | ABS | 871 km |
| Suhaj International AirportSuhaj, Egypt | HMB | 881 km |
| Mersa Matruh International AirportMarsa Matruh, Egypt | MUH | 883 km |
| El Alamein International AirportEl Alamein, Egypt | DBB | 905 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,336 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,128 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,233 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,648 km | 4 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,846 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,391 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,001 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,599 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,887 km | 18 h 25 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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