AirportsNakhon Phanom Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nakhon Phanom, in Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KOP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KOP
- ICAO code
- VTUW
- City
- Nakhon Phanom
- State or region
- Nakhon Phanom Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.3838° N, 104.6430° E
- Elevation
- 179 m (587 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,203 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KOP means Nakhon Phanom Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTUW. 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 17.3838° N, 104.6430° E. It stands 179 metres (587 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Savannakhet, about 91 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nakhon Phanom Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,203 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,500 m 8,203 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sakon Nakhon Airport | SNO | 59 km |
| Roi Et AirportRoi Et | ROI | 169 km |
| Vinh AirportVinh, Vietnam | VII | 186 km |
| Udon Thani International AirportUdon Thani | UTH | 197 km |
| Dong Hoi AirportDong Hoi, Vietnam | VDH | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,072 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,357 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,151 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,505 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,561 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,711 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,784 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,007 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,539 km | 9 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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