AirportsErenhot Saiwusu International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Erenhot, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ERL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ERL
- ICAO code
- ZBER
- City
- Erenhot
- State or region
- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.4241° N, 112.0911° E
- Elevation
- 1,006 m (3,301 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ERL means Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBER. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.4241° N, 112.0911° E. It stands 1,006 metres (3,301 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Erenhot, about 26 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 102.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ulanqab Jining AirportUlanqab | UCB | 268 km |
| Hohhot Baita International AirportHohhot | HET | 287 km |
| Xilinhot AirportXilinhot | XIL | 316 km |
| Baotou Donghe International AirportBaotou | BAV | 362 km |
| Zhangjiakou Ningyuan AirportZhangjiakou | ZQZ | 380 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,520 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,542 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,469 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,632 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,649 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,004 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,747 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,519 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,473 km | 11 h 55 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.
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