AirportsCardiff International Airport is a large airport serving Cardiff, in Wales, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CWL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CWL
- ICAO code
- EGFF
- City
- Cardiff
- State or region
- Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.3967° N, 3.3433° W
- Elevation
- 67 m (220 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,354 m (7,723 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CWL means Cardiff International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGFF. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.3967° N, 3.3433° W. It stands 67 metres (220 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cardiff International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,354 metres (7,723 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,354 m 7,723 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol AirportBristol | BRS | 44 km |
| Exeter International AirportExeter, Devon | EXT | 74 km |
| Bournemouth AirportBournemouth | BOH | 125 km |
| Southampton AirportSouthampton | SOU | 147 km |
| Cornwall Airport NewquayNewquay | NQY | 157 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,929 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,413 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,695 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 200 km | 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,351 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,613 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,079 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,700 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,195 km | 21 h 15 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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