AirportsLaghouat - Molay Ahmed Medeghri Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Laghouat, in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LOO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LOO
- ICAO code
- DAUL
- City
- Laghouat
- State or region
- Laghouat Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.7644° N, 2.9283° E
- Elevation
- 765 m (2,510 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,806 m (12,486 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LOO means Laghouat - Molay Ahmed Medeghri Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAUL. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.7644° N, 2.9283° E. It stands 765 metres (2,510 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Laghouat - Molay Ahmed Medeghri Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,806 metres (12,486 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,806 m 12,486 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,803 m 12,477 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Bayadh AirportEl Bayadh | EBH | 170 km |
| Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria AirportEl Atteuf | GHA | 173 km |
| Biskra - Mohamed Khider AirportBiskra | BSK | 282 km |
| Mecheria AirportMecheria | MZW | 295 km |
| Touggourt Sidi Madhi AirportTouggourt | TGR | 303 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,927 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,025 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,108 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,988 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,620 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,316 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,944 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,098 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,095 km | 21 h 05 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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