AirportsSibiu International Airport is a large airport serving Sibiu, in Sibiu County, Romania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SBZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SBZ
- ICAO code
- LRSB
- City
- Sibiu
- State or region
- Sibiu County
- Country
- Romania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 45.7858° N, 24.0867° E
- Elevation
- 456 m (1,496 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,630 m (8,629 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SBZ means Sibiu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LRSB. 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 45.7858° N, 24.0867° E. It stands 456 metres (1,496 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Bucharest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sibiu International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,630 metres (8,629 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Romania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,630 m 8,629 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Târgu Mureş Transilvania International AirportRecea | TGM | 80 km |
| Brașov-Ghimbav International AirportBrașov (Ghimbav) | GHV | 112 km |
| Avram Iancu Cluj International AirportCluj-Napoca | CLJ | 115 km |
| Craiova International AirportCraiova | CRA | 164 km |
| Bucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOtopeni | OTP | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,967 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,342 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,598 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,901 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,425 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,382 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,119 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,915 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,402 km | 19 h 05 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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