AirportsLerwick / Tingwall Airport is a small airport serving Lerwick, Shetland Islands, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LWK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LWK
- ICAO code
- EGET
- City
- Lerwick, Shetland Islands
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.1922° N, 1.2436° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (43 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,764 m (5,787 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LWK means Lerwick / Tingwall Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGET. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.1922° N, 1.2436° W. It stands 13 metres (43 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Lerwick / Tingwall Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,764 metres (5,787 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,764 m 5,787 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sumburgh AirportLerwick, Shetland | LSI | 35 km |
| Foula AirfieldFoula | FOA | 45 km |
| Fair Isle AirportFair Isle | FIE | 76 km |
| North Ronaldsay AirportNorth Ronaldsay | NRL | 113 km |
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 129 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,649 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,300 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,767 km | 7 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 971 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,258 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,092 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,711 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,789 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,481 km | 20 h 20 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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