AirportsKristiansand Airport is a large airport serving Kristiansand(Kjevik), in Agder, Norway. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KRS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KRS
- ICAO code
- ENCN
- City
- Kristiansand(Kjevik)
- State or region
- Agder
- Country
- Norway
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 58.2042° N, 8.0854° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (57 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,035 m (6,677 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KRS means Kristiansand Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ENCN. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.2042° N, 8.0854° E. It stands 17 metres (57 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Oslo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kristiansand Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,035 metres (6,677 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 47 airports of Norway on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,035 m 6,677 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stavanger Airport, SolaStavanger | SVG | 161 km |
| Aalborg AirportAalborg, Denmark | AAL | 162 km |
| Sandefjord Airport, TorpSandefjord(Torp) | TRF | 166 km |
| Læsø AirportLæsø, Denmark | BYR | 201 km |
| Haugesund Airport, KarmøyKarmøy | HAU | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,128 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,744 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,193 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 926 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,630 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,225 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,666 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,179 km | 20 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
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