AirportsKastelorizo Airport is a small airport serving Kastelorizo Island, in South Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KZS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KZS
- ICAO code
- LGKJ
- City
- Kastelorizo Island
- State or region
- South Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 36.1417° N, 29.5764° E
- Elevation
- 149 m (489 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 798 m (2,618 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KZS means Kastelorizo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGKJ. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.1417° N, 29.5764° E. It stands 149 metres (489 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Antalya, about 131 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kastelorizo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 798 metres (2,618 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 798 m 2,618 ft | 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International AirportDalaman, Turkey | DLM | 95 km |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Rhodes | RHO | 137 km |
| Antalya International AirportAntalya, Turkey | AYT | 138 km |
| Çardak AirportDenizli, Turkey | DNZ | 183 km |
| Süleyman Demirel International AirportIsparta, Turkey | ISE | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,498 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,620 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,736 km | 3 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,919 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,447 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,543 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,524 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,267 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,775 km | 18 h 20 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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