AirportsLaayoune Hassan I International Airport is a large airport serving El Aaiún, in (unassigned), Western Sahara (disputed territory). It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EUN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EUN
- ICAO code
- GMML
- City
- El Aaiún
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Western Sahara (disputed territory)
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.1425° N, 13.2249° W
- Elevation
- 63 m (207 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,701 m (8,861 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EUN means Laayoune Hassan I International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GMML. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.1425° N, 13.2249° W. It stands 63 metres (207 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/El Aaiun, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Laayoune Hassan I International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,701 metres (8,861 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,701 m 8,861 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fuerteventura AirportEl Matorral, Spain | FUE | 159 km |
| Smara AirportSmara | SMW | 159 km |
| César Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé, Spain | ACE | 204 km |
| Gran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island, Spain | LPA | 231 km |
| Tan Tan AirportTan Tan, Morocco | TTA | 249 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,635 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,682 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,757 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,910 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,673 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,616 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,603 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,490 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,343 km | 22 h 35 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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