AirportsLightning Ridge Airport is a medium-sized airport in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LHG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LHG
- ICAO code
- YLRD
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.4529° S, 147.9771° E
- Elevation
- 165 m (540 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,406 m (4,613 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LHG means Lightning Ridge Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YLRD. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.4529° S, 147.9771° E. It stands 165 metres (540 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Lightning Ridge Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,406 metres (4,613 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 126.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,406 m 4,613 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 733 m 2,405 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Walgett Airport | WGE | 66 km |
| St George Airport | SGO | 167 km |
| Coonamble Airport | CNB | 174 km |
| Moree AirportMoree | MRZ | 181 km |
| Narrabri AirportNarrabri | NAA | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,909 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,685 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,588 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,442 km | 20 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,057 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,083 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,789 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,279 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 584 km | 1 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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