AirportsNantes Atlantique Airport is a large airport serving Nantes, in Pays-de-la-Loire, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NTE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NTE
- ICAO code
- LFRS
- City
- Nantes
- State or region
- Pays-de-la-Loire
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.1532° N, 1.6107° W
- Elevation
- 27 m (90 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,900 m (9,514 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NTE means Nantes Atlantique Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFRS. 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 47.1532° N, 1.6107° W. It stands 27 metres (90 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nantes Atlantique Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,900 metres (9,514 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,900 m 9,514 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rennes-Saint-Jacques AirportSaint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine | RNS | 102 km |
| La Rochelle Île de Ré AirportLa Rochelle | LRH | 113 km |
| Poitiers-Biard AirportPoitiers/Biard | PIS | 159 km |
| Tours Val de Loire AirportTours, Indre-et-Loire | TUF | 179 km |
| Jersey AirportSt. Peter, Jersey | JER | 233 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,909 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,304 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,517 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 487 km | 1 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,620 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,016 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,067 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,047 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,309 km | 21 h 20 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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