AirportsDublin Airport is a large airport serving Dublin, in County Dublin, Ireland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DUB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DUB
- ICAO code
- EIDW
- City
- Dublin
- State or region
- County Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.4287° N, 6.2621° W
- Elevation
- 74 m (242 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,110 m (10,203 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DUB means Dublin Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EIDW. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.4287° N, 6.2621° W. It stands 74 metres (242 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Dublin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dublin Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,110 metres (10,203 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 10 airports of Ireland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 3,110 m 10,203 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 10R/28L | 2,637 m 8,652 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 2,072 m 6,798 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man AirportCastletown, Rushen, Isle of Man | IOM | 130 km |
| George Best Belfast City AirportBelfast, United Kingdom | BHD | 135 km |
| Belfast International AirportBelfast, United Kingdom | BFS | 137 km |
| Ireland West Airport KnockCharlestown | NOC | 177 km |
| City of Derry AirportDerry, Derry and Strabane, United Kingdom | LDY | 189 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,073 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,601 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,919 km | 7 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 449 km | 1 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,103 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,318 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,208 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,594 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,214 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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