AirportsDala Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Borlange, in Dalarnas län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLE
- ICAO code
- ESSD
- City
- Borlange
- State or region
- Dalarnas län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 60.4220° N, 15.5152° E
- Elevation
- 153 m (503 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,310 m (7,579 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLE means Dala Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESSD. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.4220° N, 15.5152° E. It stands 153 metres (503 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Västerås, about 107 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dala Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,310 metres (7,579 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,310 m 7,579 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mora AirportMora | MXX | 81 km |
| Stockholm Västerås AirportStockholm / Västerås | VST | 112 km |
| Hagfors AirportRåda | HFS | 116 km |
| Örebro AirportÖrebro | ORB | 136 km |
| Torsby AirportTorsby | TYF | 142 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,730 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,403 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,944 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,400 km | 2 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,135 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,715 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,793 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,203 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,692 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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