AirportsŞırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Şırnak, in Şırnak Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NKT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NKT
- ICAO code
- LTCV
- City
- Şırnak
- State or region
- Şırnak Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.3647° N, 42.0582° E
- Elevation
- 621 m (2,038 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NKT means Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTCV. 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 37.3647° N, 42.0582° E. It stands 621 metres (2,038 feet) above sea level.
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
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qamishli International AirportQamishli, Syria | KAC | 86 km |
| Batman AirportBatman | BAL | 104 km |
| Mardin AirportMardin | MQM | 127 km |
| Muş AirportMuş | MSR | 158 km |
| Van Ferit Melen AirportVan | VAN | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,391 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,612 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,844 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,658 km | 4 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,161 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,832 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,468 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,293 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,755 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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