AirportsAvram Iancu Cluj International Airport is a large airport serving Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County, Romania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CLJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CLJ
- ICAO code
- LRCL
- City
- Cluj-Napoca
- State or region
- Cluj County
- Country
- Romania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 46.7860° N, 23.6857° E
- Elevation
- 317 m (1,039 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,040 m (6,693 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CLJ means Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LRCL. 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 46.7860° N, 23.6857° E. It stands 317 metres (1,039 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Bucharest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,040 metres (6,693 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Romania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,040 m 6,693 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08/26 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Târgu Mureş Transilvania International AirportRecea | TGM | 66 km |
| Maramureș International AirportTăuții-Măgherăuș | BAY | 98 km |
| Sibiu International AirportSibiu | SBZ | 115 km |
| Satu Mare International AirportSatu Mare | SUJ | 119 km |
| Oradea International AirportOradea | OMR | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,006 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,404 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,679 km | 4 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,823 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,336 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,271 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,161 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,863 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,437 km | 19 h 05 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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