AirportsFoula Airfield is a small airport serving Foula, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FOA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FOA
- ICAO code
- EG3G
- City
- Foula
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.1219° N, 2.0534° W
- Elevation
- 46 m (150 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 382 m (1,252 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FOA means Foula Airfield. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EG3G. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.1219° N, 2.0534° W. It stands 46 metres (150 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Foula Airfield has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 382 metres (1,252 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 53.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 382 m 1,252 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lerwick / Tingwall AirportLerwick, Shetland Islands | LWK | 45 km |
| Sumburgh AirportLerwick, Shetland | LSI | 50 km |
| Fair Isle AirportFair Isle | FIE | 69 km |
| North Ronaldsay AirportNorth Ronaldsay | NRL | 87 km |
| Papa Westray AirportPapa Westray, Orkney Islands | PPW | 98 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,695 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,344 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,808 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 967 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,215 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,062 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,756 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,819 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,519 km | 20 h 25 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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