AirportsEsenboğa International Airport is a large airport serving Ankara, in Ankara Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ESB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ESB
- ICAO code
- LTAC
- City
- Ankara
- State or region
- Ankara Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.1281° N, 32.9951° E
- Elevation
- 952 m (3,125 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,752 m (12,310 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ESB means Esenboğa International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTAC. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.1281° N, 32.9951° E. It stands 952 metres (3,125 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Esenboğa International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,752 metres (12,310 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03C/21C | 3,752 m 12,310 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03R/21L | 3,750 m 12,303 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03L/21R | 3,391 m 11,125 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kastamonu AirportKastamonu | KFS | 148 km |
| Zonguldak Çaycuma AirportZonguldak | ONQ | 171 km |
| Nevşehir Kapadokya AirportNevşehir | NAV | 201 km |
| Hasan Polatkan AirportEskişehir | AOE | 214 km |
| Amasya Merzifon AirportAmasya | MZH | 227 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,201 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,455 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,655 km | 3 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,851 km | 3 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,383 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,271 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,305 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,757 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,595 km | 18 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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