AirportsKirkwall Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KOI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KOI
- ICAO code
- EGPA
- City
- Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.9579° N, 2.9051° W
- Elevation
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,430 m (4,690 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KOI means Kirkwall Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPA. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.9579° N, 2.9051° W. It stands 15 metres (50 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Elgin, about 147 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kirkwall Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,430 metres (4,690 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,430 m 4,690 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 677 m 2,222 ft | 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stronsay AirportStronsay | SOY | 27 km |
| Eday AirportEday | EOI | 27 km |
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 38 km |
| Papa Westray AirportPapa Westray, Orkney Islands | PPW | 44 km |
| Westray AirportWestray, Orkney Islands | WRY | 44 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,758 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,386 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,822 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 847 km | 1 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,189 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,105 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,836 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,955 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,643 km | 20 h 35 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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