AirportsOdense Hans Christian Andersen Airport is a large airport serving Odense, in South Denmark, Denmark. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ODE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ODE
- ICAO code
- EKOD
- City
- Odense
- State or region
- South Denmark
- Country
- Denmark
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.4753° N, 10.3272° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (56 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,845 m (6,053 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ODE means Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKOD. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.4753° N, 10.3272° E. It stands 17 metres (56 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Copenhagen, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,845 metres (6,053 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 11 airports of Denmark on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,845 m 6,053 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 695 m 2,280 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sønderborg AirportSønderborg | SGD | 66 km |
| Billund AirportBillund | BLL | 79 km |
| Aarhus AirportAarhus | AAR | 94 km |
| Esbjerg AirportEsbjerg | EBJ | 112 km |
| Copenhagen Roskilde AirportRoskilde | RKE | 114 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,986 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,550 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,945 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 840 km | 1 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,060 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,946 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,115 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,816 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,185 km | 20 h 00 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.
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