AirportsCopenhagen Roskilde Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Roskilde, in Zealand, Denmark. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RKE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RKE
- ICAO code
- EKRK
- City
- Roskilde
- State or region
- Zealand
- Country
- Denmark
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5856° N, 12.1314° E
- Elevation
- 45 m (146 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,740 m (5,709 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RKE means Copenhagen Roskilde Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKRK. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.5856° N, 12.1314° E. It stands 45 metres (146 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
Copenhagen Roskilde Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,740 metres (5,709 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,740 m 5,709 ft | 32 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Kastrup AirportCopenhagen | CPH | 33 km |
| Malmö Sturup AirportMalmö, Sweden | MMX | 78 km |
| Ängelholm-Helsingborg AirportÄngelholm, Sweden | AGH | 91 km |
| Odense Hans Christian Andersen AirportOdense | ODE | 114 km |
| Aarhus AirportAarhus | AAR | 123 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,872 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,442 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,847 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 948 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,160 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,010 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,001 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,733 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,075 km | 19 h 50 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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