AirportsAlbert J Ellis Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Richlands, in North Carolina, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OAJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OAJ
- ICAO code
- KOAJ
- City
- Richlands
- State or region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.8292° N, 77.6121° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (94 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,164 m (7,100 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OAJ means Albert J Ellis Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KOAJ. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.8292° N, 77.6121° W. It stands 29 metres (94 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Wilmington, about 73 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Albert J Ellis Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,164 metres (7,100 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 331.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,164 m 7,100 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina Regional AirportNew Bern | EWN | 59 km |
| Wilmington International AirportWilmington | ILM | 67 km |
| Pitt-Greenville AirportGreenville | PGV | 92 km |
| Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis FieldFayetteville | FAY | 117 km |
| Raleigh-Durham International AirportRaleigh/Durham | RDU | 158 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,483 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,257 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,700 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,217 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 729 km | 1 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,719 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,989 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,281 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,582 km | 19 h 15 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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