AirportsLille Airport is a large airport serving Lesquin, in Hauts-de-France, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LIL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LIL
- ICAO code
- LFQQ
- City
- Lesquin
- State or region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 50.5666° N, 3.1024° E
- Elevation
- 48 m (157 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,825 m (9,268 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LIL means Lille Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFQQ. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.5666° N, 3.1024° E. It stands 48 metres (157 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lille Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,825 metres (9,268 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,825 m 9,268 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 1,580 m 5,184 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ostend-Bruges International AirportOostende, Belgium | OST | 72 km |
| Brussels South Charleroi AirportCharleroi, Belgium | CRL | 97 km |
| Brussels AirportZaventem, Belgium | BRU | 104 km |
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp, Belgium | ANR | 118 km |
| Beauvais-Tillé airportBeauvais | BVA | 142 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,501 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,961 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,235 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 269 km | 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,808 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,011 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,657 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,542 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,842 km | 20 h 45 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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