AirportsLinfen Yaodu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Linfen (Yaodu), in Shanxi Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LFQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LFQ
- ICAO code
- ZBLF
- City
- Linfen (Yaodu)
- State or region
- Shanxi Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 36.1326° N, 111.6412° E
- Elevation
- 452 m (1,483 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LFQ means Linfen Yaodu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBLF. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.1326° N, 111.6412° E. It stands 452 metres (1,483 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Linfen Yaodu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 161.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,600 m 8,530 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yuncheng Yanhu International AirportYuncheng (Yanhu) | YCU | 125 km |
| Changzhi Wangcun AirportChangzhi | CIH | 134 km |
| Luoyang Beijiao AirportLuoyang (Laocheng) | LYA | 169 km |
| Lüliang Dawu AirportLüliang | LLV | 178 km |
| Yan'an Nanniwan AirportYan'an (Baota) | ENY | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,334 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,227 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,439 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,253 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,460 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,652 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,947 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,529 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,806 km | 11 h 05 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.
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