AirportsJyväskylä Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta, in Central Finland Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JYV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JYV
- ICAO code
- EFJY
- City
- Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta
- State or region
- Central Finland Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 62.3995° N, 25.6783° E
- Elevation
- 140 m (459 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,601 m (8,533 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JYV means Jyväskylä Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFJY. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 62.3995° N, 25.6783° E. It stands 140 metres (459 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Helsinki, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jyväskylä Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,601 metres (8,533 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 20 airports of Finland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,601 m 8,533 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kuopio AirportKuopio / Siilinjärvi | KUO | 127 km |
| Tampere-Pirkkala AirportTampere / Pirkkala | TMP | 154 km |
| Savonlinna AirportSavonlinna | SVL | 177 km |
| Kokkola-Pietarsaari AirportKokkola / Kruunupyy | KOK | 195 km |
| Lappeenranta AirportLappeenranta | LPP | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,266 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,008 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,681 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,975 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,528 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,832 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,275 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,653 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,111 km | 18 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.
Links
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