AirportsJijel Ferhat Abbas Airport is a large airport serving Tahir, in Jijel Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GJL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GJL
- ICAO code
- DAAV
- City
- Tahir
- State or region
- Jijel Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.7941° N, 5.8737° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GJL means Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAAV. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.7941° N, 5.8737° E. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,400 m 7,874 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Soummam–Abane Ramdane AirportBéjaïa | BJA | 72 km |
| Ain Arnat AirportSétif | QSF | 84 km |
| Mohamed Boudiaf International AirportConstantine | CZL | 88 km |
| Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid AirportBatna | BLJ | 122 km |
| Annaba Rabah Bitat AirportAnnaba | AAE | 173 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,578 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,733 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,832 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,707 km | 2 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,677 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,261 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,639 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,669 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,870 km | 20 h 50 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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