AirportsInverness Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Inverness, Highland, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is INV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- INV
- ICAO code
- EGPE
- City
- Inverness, Highland
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 57.5425° N, 4.0475° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,888 m (6,194 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, INV means Inverness Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPE. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 57.5425° N, 4.0475° W. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Aberdeen, about 125 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Inverness Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,888 metres (6,194 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,888 m 6,194 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 701 m 2,300 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wick John O'Groats AirportWick | WIC | 116 km |
| Aberdeen International AirportAberdeen | ABZ | 117 km |
| Dundee AirportDundee | DND | 136 km |
| Oban AirportNorth Connel | OBN | 145 km |
| Stornoway AirportStornoway, Western Isles | SYY | 154 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,847 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,450 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,853 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 714 km | 1 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,151 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,150 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,943 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,125 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,801 km | 20 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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