AirportsZayed International Airport is a large airport serving Abu Dhabi, in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AUH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AUH
- ICAO code
- OMAA
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- State or region
- Abu Dhabi Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.4410° N, 54.6492° E
- Elevation
- 27 m (88 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,106 m (13,471 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AUH means Zayed International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMAA. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.4410° N, 54.6492° E. It stands 27 metres (88 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dubai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Zayed International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,106 metres (13,471 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of United Arab Emirates on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 4,106 m 13,471 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13L/31R | 4,100 m 13,451 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 72 km |
| Al Ain International AirportAl Ain | AAN | 99 km |
| Dubai International AirportDubai | DXB | 116 km |
| Sharjah International AirportSharjah | SHJ | 132 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa, Iran | AEU | 164 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,276 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,971 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,516 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,031 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,482 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,886 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,044 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,062 km | 15 h 00 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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