AirportsLappeenranta Airport is a large airport serving Lappeenranta, in South Karelia Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LPP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LPP
- ICAO code
- EFLP
- City
- Lappeenranta
- State or region
- South Karelia Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 61.0446° N, 28.1447° E
- Elevation
- 106 m (349 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LPP means Lappeenranta Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFLP. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 61.0446° N, 28.1447° E. It stands 106 metres (349 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lahti, about 134 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Helsinki, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lappeenranta Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 20 airports of Finland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Savonlinna AirportSavonlinna | SVL | 109 km |
| Pulkovo AirportSt. Petersburg, Russia | LED | 181 km |
| Helsinki Vantaa AirportHelsinki (Vantaa) | HEL | 191 km |
| Joensuu AirportJoensuu | JOE | 195 km |
| Jyväskylä AirportJyväskylän Maalaiskunta | JYV | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,090 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,818 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,482 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,038 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,716 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,026 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,119 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,638 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,015 km | 18 h 35 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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