AirportsHerat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport is a large airport serving Guzara, in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HEA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HEA
- ICAO code
- OAHR
- City
- Guzara
- State or region
- Herat Province
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.2100° N, 62.2283° E
- Elevation
- 977 m (3,206 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,014 m (9,888 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HEA means Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OAHR. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.2100° N, 62.2283° E. It stands 977 metres (3,206 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kabul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,014 metres (9,888 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Afghanistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,014 m 9,888 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Birjand International AirportBirjand, Iran | XBJ | 310 km |
| Mashhad International AirportMashhad, Iran | MHD | 325 km |
| Mary International AirportMary, Turkmenistan | MYP | 381 km |
| Ahmad Shah Baba International AirportKandahar | KDH | 452 km |
| Sabzevar National AirportSabzevar, Iran | AFZ | 474 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,543 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,983 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,195 km | 1 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,277 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,552 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,437 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,666 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,877 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,958 km | 14 h 55 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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