AirportsDera Ghazi Khan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dera Ghazi Khan, in Punjab, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DEA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DEA
- ICAO code
- OPDG
- City
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- State or region
- Punjab
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.9610° N, 70.4859° E
- Elevation
- 150 m (492 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DEA means Dera Ghazi Khan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPDG. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.9610° N, 70.4859° E. It stands 150 metres (492 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dera Ghazi Khan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,981 metres (6,499 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,981 m 6,499 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Multan International AirportMultan | MUX | 94 km |
| Bahawalpur AirportBahawalpur | BHV | 137 km |
| Shaikh Zaid AirportRahim Yar Khan | RYK | 177 km |
| Zhob AirportFort Sandeman | PZH | 184 km |
| Faisalabad International AirportFaisalabad | LYP | 286 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 660 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,233 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,577 km | 2 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,168 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,345 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,848 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,757 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,377 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,048 km | 13 h 50 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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