Kärdla Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kärdla, in Hiiu County, Estonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KDL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KDL
- ICAO code
- EEKA
- City
- Kärdla
- State or region
- Hiiu County
- Country
- Estonia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.9908° N, 22.8307° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,520 m (4,987 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KDL means Kärdla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EEKA. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.9908° N, 22.8307° E. It stands 5 metres (18 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tallinn, about 120 km away in a straight line.
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
Kärdla Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,520 metres (4,987 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Estonia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,520 m 4,987 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kuressaare AirportKuressaare | URE | 87 km |
| Pärnu AirportPärnu | EPU | 114 km |
| Tallinn Linnahall HeliportTallinn | CHE | 121 km |
| Lennart Meri Tallinn AirportTallinn | TLL | 123 km |
| Turku AirportTurku, Finland | TKU | 172 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,296 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,963 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,523 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,685 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,574 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,079 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,374 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,011 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,351 km | 19 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.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.