AirportsShirak International Airport is a large airport serving Gyumri, in Shirak Province, Armenia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LWN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LWN
- ICAO code
- UDSG
- City
- Gyumri
- State or region
- Shirak Province
- Country
- Armenia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.7504° N, 43.8593° E
- Elevation
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,220 m (10,564 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LWN means Shirak International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UDSG. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.7504° N, 43.8593° E. It stands 1,524 metres (5,000 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yerevan, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shirak International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,220 metres (10,564 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,220 m 10,564 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kars AirportKars, Turkey | KSY | 66 km |
| Zvartnots International AirportYerevan | EVN | 81 km |
| Iğdır AirportIğdır, Turkey | IGD | 86 km |
| Tbilisi International AirportTbilisi, Georgia | TBS | 137 km |
| Ağrı AirportAğrı, Turkey | AJI | 141 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,303 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,659 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,026 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,556 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,994 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,513 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,438 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,960 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,730 km | 17 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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