AirportsGroningen Airport Eelde is a large airport serving Groningen, in Drenthe, Netherlands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRQ
- ICAO code
- EHGG
- City
- Groningen
- State or region
- Drenthe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.1191° N, 6.5777° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (17 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRQ means Groningen Airport Eelde. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EHGG. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.1191° N, 6.5777° E. It stands 5 metres (17 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Amsterdam, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Groningen Airport Eelde has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Netherlands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emden AirportEmden, Germany | EME | 53 km |
| Borkum AirportBorkum, Germany | BMK | 54 km |
| Juist AirportJuist, Germany | JUI | 70 km |
| Norden-Norddeich AirportNorddeich, Germany | NOD | 70 km |
| Norderney AirportNorderney, Germany | NRD | 78 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,235 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,748 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,078 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 512 km | 1 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,930 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,976 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,381 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,172 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,511 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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