Oban Airport is a small airport serving North Connel, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OBN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OBN
- ICAO code
- EGEO
- City
- North Connel
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 56.4635° N, 5.3997° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,264 m (4,147 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OBN means Oban Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGEO. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.4635° N, 5.3997° W. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Glasgow, about 97 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
Oban Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,264 metres (4,147 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 40.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,264 m 4,147 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colonsay AirstripColonsay | CSA | 69 km |
| Coll AirportColl Island | COL | 76 km |
| Glasgow AirportGlasgow | GLA | 89 km |
| Tiree AirportBalemartine, Argyll and Bute | TRE | 90 km |
| Islay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute | ILY | 102 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,949 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,533 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,911 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 642 km | 1 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,091 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,158 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,056 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,270 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,943 km | 20 h 55 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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