AirportsKarlstad Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Karlstad, in Värmlanda län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KSD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KSD
- ICAO code
- ESOK
- City
- Karlstad
- State or region
- Värmlanda län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 59.4447° N, 13.3374° E
- Elevation
- 107 m (352 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,516 m (8,255 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KSD means Karlstad Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESOK. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.4447° N, 13.3374° E. It stands 107 metres (352 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Örebro, about 108 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
Karlstad Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,516 metres (8,255 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,516 m 8,255 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03L/21R | 561 m 1,840 ft | 52 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hagfors AirportRåda | HFS | 65 km |
| Torsby AirportTorsby | TYF | 82 km |
| Örebro AirportÖrebro | ORB | 100 km |
| Trollhättan-Vänersborg AirportTrollhättan | THN | 138 km |
| Oslo-Gardermoen International AirportOslo (Gardermoen), Norway | OSL | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,835 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,484 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,988 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,238 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,064 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,725 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,915 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,365 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,847 km | 19 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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