AirportsAllama Iqbal International Airport is a large airport serving Lahore, in Punjab, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LHE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LHE
- ICAO code
- OPLA
- City
- Lahore
- State or region
- Punjab
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.5216° N, 74.4036° E
- Elevation
- 217 m (712 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,360 m (11,024 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LHE means Allama Iqbal International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPLA. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.5216° N, 74.4036° E. It stands 217 metres (712 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Allama Iqbal International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,360 metres (11,024 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 3,360 m 11,024 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 18R/36L | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International AirportAmritsar, India | ATQ | 43 km |
| Sialkot International AirportSialkot | SKT | 113 km |
| Adampur AirportAdampur, India | AIP | 129 km |
| Faisalabad International AirportFaisalabad | LYP | 135 km |
| Jammu AirportJammu, India | IXJ | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 419 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,391 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,985 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,315 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,350 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,613 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,572 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,964 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,839 km | 13 h 35 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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