AirportsWesterland Sylt Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sylt, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GWT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GWT
- ICAO code
- EDXW
- City
- Sylt
- State or region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.9132° N, 8.3405° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (51 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,120 m (6,955 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GWT means Westerland Sylt Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDXW. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.9132° N, 8.3405° E. It stands 16 metres (51 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kiel, about 133 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Copenhagen, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Westerland Sylt Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,120 metres (6,955 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,120 m 6,955 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 06/24 | 1,696 m 5,564 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Esbjerg AirportEsbjerg, Denmark | EBJ | 69 km |
| Helgoland-Düne AirportHelgoland | HGL | 85 km |
| Heide-Büsum AirportOesterdeichstrich | HEI | 92 km |
| Sønderborg AirportSønderborg, Denmark | SGD | 93 km |
| Billund AirportBillund, Denmark | BLL | 105 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,112 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,663 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,037 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 699 km | 1 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,965 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,909 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,245 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,944 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,326 km | 20 h 10 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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