AirportsAlexandroupoli Democritus Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Alexandroupolis, in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AXD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AXD
- ICAO code
- LGAL
- City
- Alexandroupolis
- State or region
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.8559° N, 25.9563° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (24 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,582 m (8,471 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AXD means Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGAL. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.8559° N, 25.9563° E. It stands 7 metres (24 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Çanakkale, about 87 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,582 metres (8,471 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,582 m 8,471 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale AirportÇanakkale, Turkey | CKZ | 89 km |
| Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportKavala | KVA | 113 km |
| Limnos AirportLimnos Island | LXS | 121 km |
| Plovdiv International AirportPlovdiv, Bulgaria | PDV | 163 km |
| Tekirdağ Çorlu AirportÇorlu, Turkey | TEQ | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,798 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,048 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,220 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,333 km | 3 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,872 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,933 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,905 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,166 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,195 km | 18 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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