AirportsDehradun Jolly Grant Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dehradun (Jauligrant), in Uttarakhand, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DED.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DED
- ICAO code
- VIDN
- City
- Dehradun (Jauligrant)
- State or region
- Uttarakhand
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.1892° N, 78.1767° E
- Elevation
- 558 m (1,831 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DED means Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIDN. 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 30.1892° N, 78.1767° E. It stands 558 metres (1,831 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
Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 82.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,134 m 7,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh International AirportChandigarh | IXC | 144 km |
| Moradabad AirportMoradabad | MZS | 169 km |
| Pantnagar AirportPantnagar | PGH | 180 km |
| Hindon Airport / Hindon Air Force StationGhaziabad | HDO | 183 km |
| Indira Gandhi International AirportNew Delhi | DEL | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 210 km | 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,345 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,307 km | 3 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,676 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,626 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,674 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,208 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,692 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,461 km | 13 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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