AirportsChios Island National Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chios Island, in North Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JKH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JKH
- ICAO code
- LGHI
- City
- Chios Island
- State or region
- North Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.3432° N, 26.1406° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,511 m (4,957 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JKH means Chios Island National Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGHI. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.3432° N, 26.1406° E. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Çiğli, about 83 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chios Island National Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,511 metres (4,957 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,511 m 4,957 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ikaria AirportIkaria Island | JIK | 76 km |
| Mytilene International AirportMytilene | MJT | 89 km |
| Adnan Menderes International AirportGaziemir, Turkey | ADB | 89 km |
| Samos AirportSamos Island | SMI | 99 km |
| Mykonos Island National AirportMykonos | JMK | 123 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,789 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,969 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,104 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,530 km | 3 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,056 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,184 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,857 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,339 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,128 km | 18 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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