AirportsAl Najaf International Airport is a large airport serving Najaf, in Najaf Governorate, Iraq. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NJF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NJF
- ICAO code
- ORNI
- City
- Najaf
- State or region
- Najaf Governorate
- Country
- Iraq
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.9911° N, 44.4050° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (103 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NJF means Al Najaf International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ORNI. 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 31.9911° N, 44.4050° E. It stands 31 metres (103 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Baghdad, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Al Najaf International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Iraq on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m 9,842 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBaghdad | BGW | 142 km |
| Rafha Domestic AirportRafha, Saudi Arabia | RAH | 277 km |
| Arar Domestic AirportArar, Saudi Arabia | RAE | 333 km |
| Basra International AirportBasra | BSR | 349 km |
| Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani AirportKermanshah, Iran | KSH | 366 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,150 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,182 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,305 km | 2 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,216 km | 5 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,746 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,466 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,093 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,442 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,335 km | 16 h 35 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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