AirportsEl Paso International Airport is a large airport serving El Paso, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ELP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ELP
- ICAO code
- KELP
- City
- El Paso
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.8099° N, 106.3756° W
- Elevation
- 1,207 m (3,959 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,664 m (12,020 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ELP means El Paso International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KELP. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.8099° N, 106.3756° W. It stands 1,207 metres (3,959 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
El Paso International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,664 metres (12,020 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,664 m 12,020 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 2,751 m 9,025 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 1,676 m 5,499 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham González International AirportCiudad Juárez, Mexico | CJS | 20 km |
| Las Cruces International AirportLas Cruces | LRU | 74 km |
| Grant County AirportSilver City | SVC | 191 km |
| Cavern City Air TerminalCarlsbad | CNM | 208 km |
| Roswell Air Center AirportRoswell | ROW | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,293 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,355 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,381 km | 16 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,284 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,064 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,148 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,134 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,835 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,955 km | 16 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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