AirportsRajiv Gandhi International Airport is a large airport serving Hyderabad, in Telangana, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HYD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HYD
- ICAO code
- VOHS
- City
- Hyderabad
- State or region
- Telangana
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.2313° N, 78.4299° E
- Elevation
- 617 m (2,024 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,260 m (13,976 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HYD means Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOHS. 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 17.2313° N, 78.4299° E. It stands 617 metres (2,024 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
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,260 metres (13,976 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 4,260 m 13,976 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09L/27R | 3,707 m 12,162 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalaburagi AirportKalaburagi | GBI | 156 km |
| Kurnool AirportOrvakal | KJB | 171 km |
| Murod Kond AirportLatur | LTU | 246 km |
| Nanded AirportNanded | NDC | 247 km |
| Vijayawada International AirportVijayawada | VGA | 264 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,267 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 623 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,546 km | 3 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,754 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,969 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,052 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,306 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,337 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,564 km | 12 h 00 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.
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