AirportsIndira Gandhi International Airport is a large airport serving New Delhi, in Delhi (National Capital Territory), India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DEL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DEL
- ICAO code
- VIDP
- City
- New Delhi
- State or region
- Delhi (National Capital Territory)
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 28.5556° N, 77.0952° E
- Elevation
- 237 m (777 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 4,430 m (14,534 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DEL means Indira Gandhi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIDP. 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 28.5556° N, 77.0952° E. It stands 237 metres (777 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
Indira Gandhi International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 4,430 metres (14,534 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11R/29L | 4,430 m 14,534 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11L/29R | 4,170 m 13,681 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 10/28 | 3,813 m 12,510 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,816 m 9,239 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hindon Airport / Hindon Air Force StationGhaziabad | HDO | 31 km |
| Noida International AirportGautam Buddha Nagar | DXN | 66 km |
| Maharaja Agrasen International AirportHisar | HSS | 149 km |
| Agra Airport / Agra Air Force StationAgra | AGR | 177 km |
| Moradabad AirportMoradabad | MZS | 181 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,137 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,182 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,731 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,755 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,877 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,159 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,862 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,435 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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