AirportsFaisalabad International Airport is a large airport serving Faisalabad, in Punjab, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LYP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LYP
- ICAO code
- OPFA
- City
- Faisalabad
- State or region
- Punjab
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.3649° N, 72.9953° E
- Elevation
- 180 m (591 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,842 m (9,324 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LYP means Faisalabad International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPFA. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.3649° N, 72.9953° E. It stands 180 metres (591 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Faisalabad International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,842 metres (9,324 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03R/21L | 2,842 m 9,324 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03L/21R | 2,743 m 8,999 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allama Iqbal International AirportLahore | LHE | 135 km |
| Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International AirportAmritsar, India | ATQ | 175 km |
| Sialkot International AirportSialkot | SKT | 183 km |
| Multan International AirportMultan | MUX | 198 km |
| Jammu AirportJammu, India | IXJ | 228 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 503 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,365 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,852 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,231 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,310 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,656 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,662 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,094 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,938 km | 13 h 40 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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