AirportsYinchuan Hedong International Airport is a large airport serving Yinchuan, in Ningxia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is INC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- INC
- ICAO code
- ZLIC
- City
- Yinchuan
- State or region
- Ningxia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.3228° N, 106.3932° E
- Elevation
- 1,141 m (3,743 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, INC means Yinchuan Hedong International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLIC. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.3228° N, 106.3932° E. It stands 1,141 metres (3,743 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 38.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot AirportBayanhot | AXF | 85 km |
| Zhongwei Shapotou AirportZhongwei (Shapotou) | ZHY | 137 km |
| Wuhai AirportWuhai | WUA | 167 km |
| Guyuan Liupanshan AirportGuyuan (Yuanzhou) | GYU | 250 km |
| Yulin Yuyang AirportYulin | UYN | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,912 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,873 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,970 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,774 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,235 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,746 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,118 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,968 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,269 km | 11 h 40 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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