AirportsSaint Helena International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jamestown, in Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HLE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HLE
- ICAO code
- FHSH
- City
- Jamestown
- State or region
- Saint Helena
- Country
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.9589° S, 5.6461° W
- Elevation
- 310 m (1,017 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,950 m (6,398 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HLE means Saint Helena International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FHSH. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.9589° S, 5.6461° W. It stands 310 metres (1,017 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/St Helena, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Saint Helena International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,950 metres (6,398 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,950 m 6,398 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RAF Ascension IslandCat Hill | ASI | 1,301 km |
| Welwitschia Mirabilis International AirportMoçâmedes, Angola | MSZ | 1,907 km |
| Annobón AirportSan Antonio de Palé, Equatorial Guinea | NBN | 2,036 km |
| Lubango Mukanka International AirportLubango, Angola | SDD | 2,063 km |
| Catumbela AirportCatumbela, Angola | CBT | 2,097 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,165 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,427 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,039 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,515 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,416 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,068 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,147 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,958 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,947 km | 17 h 20 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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