AirportsAlta Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Alta, in Finnmark, Norway. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ALF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ALF
- ICAO code
- ENAT
- City
- Alta
- State or region
- Finnmark
- Country
- Norway
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 69.9761° N, 23.3717° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,184 m (7,165 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ALF means Alta Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ENAT. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 69.9761° N, 23.3717° E. It stands 3 metres (9 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Oslo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alta Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,184 metres (7,165 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 47 airports of Norway on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,184 m 7,165 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lakselv Airport, BanakLakselv | LKL | 62 km |
| Hasvik AirportHasvik | HAA | 73 km |
| Hammerfest AirportHammerfest | HFT | 79 km |
| Sørkjosen AirportSørkjosen | SOJ | 95 km |
| Honningsvåg Airport, ValanHonningsvåg | HVG | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,689 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,543 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,386 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,396 km | 3 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,069 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,057 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,511 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,230 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,937 km | 18 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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