AirportsEast Midlands Airport is a large airport serving Nottingham, Leicestershire, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EMA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EMA
- ICAO code
- EGNX
- City
- Nottingham, Leicestershire
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 52.8311° N, 1.3281° W
- Elevation
- 93 m (306 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,894 m (9,495 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EMA means East Midlands Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGNX. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.8311° N, 1.3281° W. It stands 93 metres (306 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
East Midlands Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,894 metres (9,495 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,894 m 9,495 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham AirportBirmingham, West Midlands | BHX | 51 km |
| Manchester AirportManchester, Greater Manchester | MAN | 86 km |
| Humberside AirportGrimsby, Lincolnshire | HUY | 105 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool | LPL | 116 km |
| Leeds Bradford AirportLeeds, West Yorkshire | LBA | 117 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,764 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,273 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,583 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 162 km | 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,439 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,615 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,908 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,493 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,993 km | 21 h 00 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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