AirportsChlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport is a large airport serving Chlef, in Chlef Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CFK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CFK
- ICAO code
- DAOI
- City
- Chlef
- State or region
- Chlef Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.2166° N, 1.3411° E
- Elevation
- 141 m (463 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,680 m (8,793 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CFK means Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAOI. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.2166° N, 1.3411° E. It stands 141 metres (463 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,680 metres (8,793 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,680 m 8,793 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 07/25 | 1,650 m 5,413 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Houari Boumediene AirportAlgiers | ALG | 176 km |
| Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International AirportEs-Sénia | ORN | 189 km |
| El Bayadh AirportEl Bayadh | EBH | 278 km |
| Region of Murcia International AirportCorvera, Spain | RMU | 281 km |
| Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportAlicante, Spain | ALC | 285 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,985 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,142 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,238 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,702 km | 2 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,358 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,022 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,049 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,952 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,270 km | 21 h 20 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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