AirportsNuremberg Airport is a large airport serving Nuremberg, in Bavaria, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NUE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NUE
- ICAO code
- EDDN
- City
- Nuremberg
- State or region
- Bavaria
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 49.4987° N, 11.0781° E
- Elevation
- 319 m (1,046 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NUE means Nuremberg Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDDN. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.4987° N, 11.0781° E. It stands 319 metres (1,046 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Berlin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nuremberg Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,700 m 8,858 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Munich AirportMunich | MUC | 137 km |
| Karlovy Vary AirportKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic | KLV | 153 km |
| Stuttgart AirportStuttgart | STR | 162 km |
| Erfurt-Weimar AirportErfurt | ERF | 165 km |
| Memmingen Allgau AirportMemmingen | FMM | 179 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,945 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,382 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,654 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 844 km | 1 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,378 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,485 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,104 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,295 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,337 km | 20 h 10 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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