AirportsLubbock Preston Smith International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lubbock, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LBB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LBB
- ICAO code
- KLBB
- City
- Lubbock
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.6636° N, 101.8230° W
- Elevation
- 1,000 m (3,282 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,505 m (11,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LBB means Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLBB. 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 33.6636° N, 101.8230° W. It stands 1,000 metres (3,282 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,505 metres (11,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 44.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 3,505 m 11,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08/26 | 2,439 m 8,003 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17L/35R | 881 m 2,891 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clovis Municipal AirportClovis | CVN | 143 km |
| Lea County Regional AirportHobbs | HOB | 169 km |
| Rick Husband Amarillo International AirportAmarillo | AMA | 173 km |
| Midland International Air and Space PortMidland | MAF | 195 km |
| Abilene Regional AirportAbilene | ABI | 243 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,096 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,122 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,035 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,855 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,591 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,531 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,277 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,006 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,428 km | 16 h 40 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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