AirportsLeipzig/Halle Airport is a large airport serving Schkeuditz, in Saxony, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LEJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LEJ
- ICAO code
- EDDP
- City
- Schkeuditz
- State or region
- Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.4207° N, 12.2327° E
- Elevation
- 142 m (465 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LEJ means Leipzig/Halle Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDDP. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.4207° N, 12.2327° E. It stands 142 metres (465 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Berlin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Leipzig/Halle Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erfurt-Weimar AirportErfurt | ERF | 101 km |
| Dresden AirportDresden | DRS | 111 km |
| Berlin Brandenburg AirportBerlin | BER | 136 km |
| Karlovy Vary AirportKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic | KLV | 144 km |
| Kassel AirportCalden | KSF | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,857 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,338 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,652 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 879 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,358 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,372 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,012 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,079 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,207 km | 20 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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