AirportsKolhapur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kolhapur, in Maharashtra, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KLH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KLH
- ICAO code
- VAKP
- City
- Kolhapur
- State or region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.6647° N, 74.2894° E
- Elevation
- 608 m (1,996 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,930 m (6,332 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KLH means Kolhapur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VAKP. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.6647° N, 74.2894° E. It stands 608 metres (1,996 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kolhapur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,930 metres (6,332 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 88.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,930 m 6,332 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belagavi AirportBelgaum | IXG | 96 km |
| Sindhudurg AirportChipi | SDW | 109 km |
| Manohar International AirportMopa | GOX | 112 km |
| Goa Dabolim International AirportVasco da Gama | GOI | 151 km |
| Hubballi AirportHubballi | HBX | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,353 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 309 km | 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,181 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,515 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,841 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,229 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,670 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,745 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,879 km | 12 h 25 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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