AirportsAuckland International Airport is a large airport serving Auckland, in Auckland Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKL
- ICAO code
- NZAA
- City
- Auckland
- State or region
- Auckland Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.0120° S, 174.7863° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,635 m (11,926 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKL means Auckland International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZAA. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.0120° S, 174.7863° E. It stands 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Auckland, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Auckland International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,635 metres (11,926 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 28 airports of New Zealand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 3,635 m 11,926 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Great Barrier AerodromeClaris | GBZ | 105 km |
| Hamilton International AirportHamilton | HLZ | 107 km |
| Whangarei AirportWhangarei | WRE | 143 km |
| Tauranga AirportTauranga | TRG | 145 km |
| Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua | ROT | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,502 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,304 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,199 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,364 km | 22 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,215 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,487 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,408 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,840 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,159 km | 3 h 05 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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