AirportsKalmar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kalmar, in Kalmar län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KLR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KLR
- ICAO code
- ESMQ
- City
- Kalmar
- State or region
- Kalmar län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.6855° N, 16.2876° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (17 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,050 m (6,726 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KLR means Kalmar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESMQ. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.6855° N, 16.2876° E. It stands 5 metres (17 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Jönköping, about 177 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kalmar Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,050 metres (6,726 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,050 m 6,726 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 664 m 2,179 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ronneby AirportRonneby | RNB | 78 km |
| Växjö Kronoberg AirportVäxjö | VXO | 99 km |
| Visby AirportVisby | VBY | 165 km |
| Jönköping AirportJönköping | JKG | 179 km |
| Linköping City AirportLinköping | LPI | 195 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,626 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,227 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,680 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,232 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,345 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,073 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,742 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,468 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,792 km | 19 h 30 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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