AirportsLancaster Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LNS
- ICAO code
- KLNS
- City
- Lancaster
- State or region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.1217° N, 76.2961° W
- Elevation
- 123 m (403 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,113 m (6,933 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LNS means Lancaster Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLNS. 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 40.1217° N, 76.2961° W. It stands 123 metres (403 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Allentown, about 87 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lancaster Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,113 metres (6,933 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 359.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,113 m 6,933 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,250 m 4,102 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg International AirportHarrisburg | MDT | 40 km |
| Wilmington AirportWilmington | ILG | 77 km |
| Lehigh Valley International AirportAllentown/Bethlehem | ABE | 93 km |
| Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia | PHL | 94 km |
| Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore | BWI | 110 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,899 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,697 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,192 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,742 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 221 km | 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,765 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,404 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,826 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,796 km | 19 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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