AirportsBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is a large airport serving Belgrade, in Beograd (city), Serbia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BEG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BEG
- ICAO code
- LYBE
- City
- Belgrade
- State or region
- Beograd (city)
- Country
- Serbia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 44.8184° N, 20.3091° E
- Elevation
- 102 m (335 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BEG means Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LYBE. 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 44.8184° N, 20.3091° E. It stands 102 metres (335 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Belgrade, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12L/30R | 3,400 m 11,155 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Morava AirportKraljevo | KVO | 113 km |
| Tuzla International AirportDubrave Gornje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | TZL | 132 km |
| Timișoara Traian Vuia International AirportTimişoara, Romania | TSR | 136 km |
| Osijek AirportOsijek(Klisa), Croatia | OSI | 138 km |
| Arad International AirportArad, Romania | ARW | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,259 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,599 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,817 km | 5 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,701 km | 2 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,241 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,318 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,404 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,204 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,694 km | 19 h 25 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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