AirportsLincoln Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lincoln, in Nebraska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LNK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LNK
- ICAO code
- KLNK
- City
- Lincoln
- State or region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.8449° N, 96.7618° W
- Elevation
- 372 m (1,219 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,932 m (12,901 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LNK means Lincoln Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLNK. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.8449° N, 96.7618° W. It stands 372 metres (1,219 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lincoln Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,932 metres (12,901 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,932 m 12,901 ft | 61 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 2,636 m 8,649 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,768 m 5,801 ft | 30 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eppley AirfieldOmaha | OMA | 89 km |
| Central Nebraska Regional AirportGrand Island | GRI | 131 km |
| Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City | SUX | 176 km |
| Kearney Regional AirportKearney | EAR | 189 km |
| Manhattan Regional AirportManhattan | MHK | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,272 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,265 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,122 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,963 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,931 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,054 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,875 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,746 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,115 km | 17 h 30 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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