AirportsLimnos Airport is a small airport serving Limnos Island, in North Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LXS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LXS
- ICAO code
- LGLM
- City
- Limnos Island
- State or region
- North Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 39.9171° N, 25.2363° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,016 m (9,895 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LXS means Limnos Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGLM. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.9171° N, 25.2363° E. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Çanakkale, about 104 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Limnos Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,016 metres (9,895 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 3,016 m 9,895 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale AirportÇanakkale, Turkey | CKZ | 104 km |
| Alexandroupoli Democritus AirportAlexandroupolis | AXD | 121 km |
| Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportKavala | KVA | 122 km |
| Skiros AirportSkiros Island | SKU | 124 km |
| Mytilene International AirportMytilene | MJT | 151 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,861 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,083 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,237 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,354 km | 3 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,887 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,994 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,954 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,281 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,238 km | 18 h 50 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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