AirportsHalmstad Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Halmstad, in Hallands län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HAD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HAD
- ICAO code
- ESMT
- City
- Halmstad
- State or region
- Hallands län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.6911° N, 12.8202° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,261 m (7,419 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HAD means Halmstad Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESMT. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.6911° N, 12.8202° E. It stands 31 metres (101 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Helsingborg, about 72 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Halmstad Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,261 metres (7,419 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,261 m 7,419 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ängelholm-Helsingborg AirportÄngelholm | AGH | 44 km |
| Göteborg Landvetter AirportGöteborg | GOT | 113 km |
| Växjö Kronoberg AirportVäxjö | VXO | 119 km |
| Copenhagen Kastrup AirportCopenhagen, Denmark | CPH | 120 km |
| Læsø AirportLæsø, Denmark | BYR | 128 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,837 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,431 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,865 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,040 km | 1 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,151 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,943 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,954 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,613 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,991 km | 19 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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