AirportsLakeland Linder International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lakeland, in Florida, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAL
- ICAO code
- KLAL
- City
- Lakeland
- State or region
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.9893° N, 82.0207° W
- Elevation
- 43 m (142 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,591 m (8,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAL means Lakeland Linder International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLAL. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.9893° N, 82.0207° W. It stands 43 metres (142 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tampa, about 43 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lakeland Linder International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,591 metres (8,500 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 212.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,591 m 8,500 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa International AirportTampa | TPA | 50 km |
| St. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportPinellas Park | PIE | 66 km |
| Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 84 km |
| Orlando International AirportOrlando | MCO | 85 km |
| Orlando Sanford International AirportOrlando | SFB | 116 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,346 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,124 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,544 km | 15 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,049 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,595 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,513 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,690 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,701 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,956 km | 18 h 30 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.
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