AirportsLeeds Bradford Airport is a large airport serving Leeds, West Yorkshire, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LBA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LBA
- ICAO code
- EGNM
- City
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.8659° N, 1.6606° W
- Elevation
- 208 m (681 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,250 m (7,381 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LBA means Leeds Bradford Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGNM. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.8659° N, 1.6606° W. It stands 208 metres (681 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Leeds Bradford Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,250 metres (7,381 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,250 m 7,381 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester AirportManchester, Greater Manchester | MAN | 70 km |
| Teesside International AirportDarlington, Durham | MME | 73 km |
| Humberside AirportGrimsby, Lincolnshire | HUY | 92 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool | LPL | 98 km |
| East Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire | EMA | 117 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,767 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,297 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,626 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 278 km | 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,386 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,524 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,903 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,405 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,946 km | 20 h 55 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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