AirportsPondicherry Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puducherry (Pondicherry), in Pondicherry, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PNY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PNY
- ICAO code
- VOPC
- City
- Puducherry (Pondicherry)
- State or region
- Pondicherry
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 11.9680° N, 79.8120° E
- Elevation
- 41 m (134 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PNY means Pondicherry Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOPC. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.9680° N, 79.8120° E. It stands 41 metres (134 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pondicherry Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 105.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai International AirportChennai | MAA | 120 km |
| Tiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli | TRZ | 179 km |
| Tirupati International AirportTirupati | TIR | 187 km |
| Jaffna International AirportJaffna, Sri Lanka | JAF | 244 km |
| Kempegowda International Airport BengaluruBengaluru | BLR | 266 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,866 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,086 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,961 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,298 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,565 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,558 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,916 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,532 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,090 km | 11 h 25 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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