AirportsLord Howe Island Airport is a small airport serving Lord Howe Island, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LDH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LDH
- ICAO code
- YLHI
- City
- Lord Howe Island
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 31.5382° S, 159.0755° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (5 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 886 m (2,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LDH means Lord Howe Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YLHI. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.5382° S, 159.0755° E. It stands 2 metres (5 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Lord Howe Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 886 metres (2,906 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 147.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 886 m 2,906 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour AirportCoffs Harbour | CFS | 584 km |
| Port Macquarie AirportPort Macquarie | PQQ | 589 km |
| Ballina Byron Gateway AirportBallina | BNK | 609 km |
| Lismore AirportLismore | LSY | 635 km |
| Gold Coast AirportGold Coast | OOL | 655 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,938 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,760 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,669 km | 15 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 17,239 km | 21 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,232 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,290 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,851 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,727 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 785 km | 1 h 25 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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