AirportsPlovdiv International Airport is a large airport serving Plovdiv, in Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PDV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PDV
- ICAO code
- LBPD
- City
- Plovdiv
- State or region
- Plovdiv Province
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.0678° N, 24.8508° E
- Elevation
- 182 m (597 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PDV means Plovdiv International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LBPD. 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 42.0678° N, 24.8508° E. It stands 182 metres (597 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Sofia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Plovdiv International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportKavala, Greece | KVA | 130 km |
| Sofia AirportSofia | SOF | 137 km |
| Alexandroupoli Democritus AirportAlexandroupolis, Greece | AXD | 163 km |
| Burgas AirportBurgas | BOJ | 226 km |
| Thessaloniki Macedonia International AirportThessaloniki, Greece | SKG | 233 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,891 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,170 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,359 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,177 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,717 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,770 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,012 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,145 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,305 km | 18 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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