AirportsCoimbatore International Airport is a large airport serving Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CJB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CJB
- ICAO code
- VOCB
- City
- Coimbatore
- State or region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.0300° N, 77.0434° E
- Elevation
- 404 m (1,324 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,585 m (8,480 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CJB means Coimbatore International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOCB. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.0300° N, 77.0434° E. It stands 404 metres (1,324 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Coimbatore International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,585 metres (8,480 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 59.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,585 m 8,480 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calicut International AirportCalicut | CCJ | 119 km |
| Cochin International AirportKochi | COK | 120 km |
| Mysore AirportMysore | MYQ | 140 km |
| Madurai AirportMadurai | IXM | 176 km |
| Tiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli | TRZ | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,949 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,002 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,775 km | 3 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,186 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,534 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,754 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,164 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,840 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,268 km | 11 h 40 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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