AirportsAl Abraq International Airport is a large airport serving Al Albraq, in Al Jabal al Akhdar District, Libya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAQ
- ICAO code
- HLLQ
- City
- Al Albraq
- State or region
- Al Jabal al Akhdar District
- Country
- Libya
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.7890° N, 21.9549° E
- Elevation
- 657 m (2,157 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,604 m (11,824 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAQ means Al Abraq International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HLLQ. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.7890° N, 21.9549° E. It stands 657 metres (2,157 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Tripoli, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Al Abraq International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,604 metres (11,824 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Libya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,604 m 11,824 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 03/21 | 1,894 m 6,214 ft | 58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benina International AirportBenina | BEN | 176 km |
| Chania International AirportSouda, Greece | CHQ | 366 km |
| Kithira AirportKithira Island, Greece | KIT | 400 km |
| Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportHeraklion, Greece | HER | 411 km |
| Sitia AirportCrete Island, Greece | JSH | 468 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,236 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,261 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,340 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,758 km | 3 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,140 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,517 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,182 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,036 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,347 km | 19 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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