AirportsGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport is a large airport serving Gdańsk, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GDN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GDN
- ICAO code
- EPGD
- City
- Gdańsk
- State or region
- Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Country
- Poland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 54.3776° N, 18.4662° E
- Elevation
- 149 m (489 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GDN means Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EPGD. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.3776° N, 18.4662° E. It stands 149 metres (489 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Warsaw, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa 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 15 airports of Poland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,800 m 9,186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ignacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz AirportBydgoszcz | BZG | 146 km |
| Khrabrovo AirportKaliningrad, Russia | KGD | 149 km |
| Olsztyn-Mazury AirportSzymany | SZY | 190 km |
| Poznań-Ławica AirportPoznań | POZ | 243 km |
| Palanga International AirportPalanga, Lithuania | PLQ | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,458 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,017 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,429 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,305 km | 2 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,582 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,362 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,596 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,553 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,724 km | 19 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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