AirportsDonegal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Donegal, in County Donegal, Ireland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CFN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CFN
- ICAO code
- EIDL
- City
- Donegal
- State or region
- County Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.0442° N, 8.3410° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CFN means Donegal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EIDL. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.0442° N, 8.3410° W. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Belfast, about 163 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Dublin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Donegal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,496 metres (4,908 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 10 airports of Ireland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,496 m 4,908 ft | 30 m | Bitumen | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| City of Derry AirportDerry, Derry and Strabane, United Kingdom | LDY | 75 km |
| Ireland West Airport KnockCharlestown | NOC | 130 km |
| Belfast International AirportBelfast, United Kingdom | BFS | 143 km |
| Islay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom | ILY | 150 km |
| George Best Belfast City AirportBelfast, United Kingdom | BHD | 165 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,163 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,724 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,073 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 657 km | 1 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,937 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,103 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,280 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,493 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,185 km | 21 h 10 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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