AirportsNorth Ronaldsay Airport is a small airport serving North Ronaldsay, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NRL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NRL
- ICAO code
- EGEN
- City
- North Ronaldsay
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 59.3675° N, 2.4344° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (40 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 527 m (1,729 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NRL means North Ronaldsay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGEN. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.3675° N, 2.4344° W. It stands 12 metres (40 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Elgin, about 198 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
North Ronaldsay Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 527 metres (1,729 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 46.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 527 m 1,729 ft | 18 m | Graded Hardcore | not listed |
| 14/32 | 378 m 1,240 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
| 03/21 | 330 m 1,082 ft | 48 m | Graded Hardcore | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 15 km |
| Stronsay AirportStronsay | SOY | 26 km |
| Papa Westray AirportPapa Westray, Orkney Islands | PPW | 26 km |
| Eday AirportEday | EOI | 27 km |
| Westray AirportWestray, Orkney Islands | WRY | 29 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,726 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,361 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,807 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 887 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,208 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,098 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,798 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,902 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,592 km | 20 h 30 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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