AirportsAlbany International Airport is a large airport serving Albany, in New York, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ALB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ALB
- ICAO code
- KALB
- City
- Albany
- State or region
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.7483° N, 73.8017° W
- Elevation
- 87 m (285 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,591 m (8,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ALB means Albany International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KALB. 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 42.7483° N, 73.8017° W. It stands 87 metres (285 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Albany International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,591 metres (8,500 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 209.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,591 m 8,500 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 2,195 m 7,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportRutland | RUT | 111 km |
| Bradley International AirportHartford | BDL | 128 km |
| New York Stewart International AirportNewburgh | SWF | 141 km |
| Lebanon Municipal AirportLebanon | LEB | 156 km |
| Worcester Regional AirportWorcester | ORH | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,546 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,339 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,838 km | 13 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,397 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 235 km | 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,963 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,107 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,665 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,022 km | 19 h 50 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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