AirportsRize–Artvin Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rize, in Rize Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RZV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RZV
- ICAO code
- LTFO
- City
- Rize
- State or region
- Rize Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.1798° N, 40.8488° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RZV means Rize–Artvin Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTFO. 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 41.1798° N, 40.8488° E. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rize–Artvin Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportBatumi, Georgia | BUS | 79 km |
| Trabzon International AirportTrabzon | TZX | 91 km |
| Erzurum International AirportErzurum | ERZ | 139 km |
| David the Builder Kutaisi International AirportKopitnari, Georgia | KUT | 175 km |
| Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International AirportSukhumi, Georgia | SUI | 188 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,560 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,900 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,221 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,320 km | 4 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,784 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,396 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,693 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,149 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,985 km | 17 h 20 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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