AirportsGwalior Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gwalior, in Madhya Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GWL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GWL
- ICAO code
- VIGR
- City
- Gwalior
- State or region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.2933° N, 78.2278° E
- Elevation
- 188 m (617 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GWL means Gwalior Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIGR. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.2933° N, 78.2278° E. It stands 188 metres (617 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gwalior Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 51.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Agra Airport / Agra Air Force StationAgra | AGR | 100 km |
| Kanpur AirportKanpur | KNU | 218 km |
| Noida International AirportGautam Buddha Nagar | DXN | 218 km |
| Khajuraho AirportKhajuraho | HJR | 236 km |
| Jaipur International AirportJaipur | JAI | 247 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 275 km | 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 971 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,289 km | 3 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,990 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,031 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,091 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,909 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,868 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,194 km | 12 h 45 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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