AirportsDebrecen International Airport is a large airport serving Debrecen, in Hajdu-Bihar County, Hungary. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DEB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DEB
- ICAO code
- LHDC
- City
- Debrecen
- State or region
- Hajdu-Bihar County
- Country
- Hungary
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.4895° N, 21.6163° E
- Elevation
- 109 m (359 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,498 m (8,196 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DEB means Debrecen International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LHDC. 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 47.4895° N, 21.6163° E. It stands 109 metres (359 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Budapest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Debrecen International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,498 metres (8,196 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 2,498 m 8,196 ft | 40 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oradea International AirportOradea, Romania | OMR | 56 km |
| Satu Mare International AirportSatu Mare, Romania | SUJ | 98 km |
| Košice International AirportKošice, Slovakia | KSC | 133 km |
| Maramureș International AirportTăuții-Măgherăuș, Romania | BAY | 140 km |
| Arad International AirportArad, Romania | ARW | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,167 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,577 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,854 km | 5 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,648 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,162 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,122 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,325 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,925 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,593 km | 19 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.
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