AirportsLismore Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lismore, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LSY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LSY
- ICAO code
- YLIS
- City
- Lismore
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.8307° S, 153.2584° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (35 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,647 m (5,404 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LSY means Lismore Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YLIS. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.8307° S, 153.2584° E. It stands 11 metres (35 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Gold Coast, about 94 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lismore Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,647 metres (5,404 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 85.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,647 m 5,404 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballina Byron Gateway AirportBallina | BNK | 30 km |
| Gold Coast AirportGold Coast | OOL | 78 km |
| Brisbane International AirportBrisbane | BNE | 161 km |
| Coffs Harbour AirportCoffs Harbour | CFS | 166 km |
| Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba | WTB | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,304 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,132 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,045 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,686 km | 20 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,578 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,605 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,219 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,297 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 602 km | 1 h 15 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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