AirportsKazi Nazrul Islam Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Durgapur, in West Bengal, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RDP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RDP
- ICAO code
- VEDG
- City
- Durgapur
- State or region
- West Bengal
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.6225° N, 87.2430° E
- Elevation
- 91 m (300 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RDP means Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEDG. 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 23.6225° N, 87.2430° E. It stands 91 metres (300 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
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 33.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deoghar AirportDeoghar | DGH | 107 km |
| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportKolkata | CCU | 164 km |
| Shah Makhdum AirportRajshahi, Bangladesh | RJH | 166 km |
| Birsa Munda AirportRanchi | IXR | 199 km |
| Jessore AirportJashore (Jessore), Bangladesh | JSR | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,152 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,571 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,224 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,822 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,605 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,063 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,065 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,188 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,304 km | 11 h 45 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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