AirportsCagliari Elmas Airport is a large airport serving Cagliari, in Sardinia, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAG
- ICAO code
- LIEE
- City
- Cagliari
- State or region
- Sardinia
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.2515° N, 9.0543° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,803 m (9,196 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAG means Cagliari Elmas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LIEE. 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 39.2515° N, 9.0543° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Rome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cagliari Elmas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,803 metres (9,196 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,803 m 9,196 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero | AHO | 167 km |
| Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia (SS) | OLB | 187 km |
| Figari Sud-Corse AirportFigari, France | FSC | 250 km |
| Tabarka-Aïn Draham International AirportTabarka, Tunisia | TBJ | 253 km |
| Tunis Carthage International AirportTunis, Tunisia | TUN | 286 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,245 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,450 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,569 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,546 km | 2 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,779 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,246 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,337 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,283 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,608 km | 20 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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