AirportsCity of Derry Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Derry, Derry and Strabane, in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LDY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LDY
- ICAO code
- EGAE
- City
- Derry, Derry and Strabane
- State or region
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.0428° N, 7.1611° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,969 m (6,460 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LDY means City of Derry Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGAE. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.0428° N, 7.1611° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Belfast, about 93 km away in a straight line.
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
City of Derry Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,969 metres (6,460 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 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,969 m 6,460 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast International AirportBelfast | BFS | 74 km |
| Donegal AirportDonegal, Ireland | CFN | 75 km |
| Islay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute | ILY | 91 km |
| George Best Belfast City AirportBelfast | BHD | 95 km |
| Campbeltown AirportCampbeltown | CAL | 103 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,090 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,649 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,998 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 597 km | 1 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,011 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,164 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,209 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,460 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,133 km | 21 h 10 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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