AirportsSaarbrücken Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SCN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SCN
- ICAO code
- EDDR
- City
- Saarbrücken
- State or region
- Saarland
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 49.2145° N, 7.1097° E
- Elevation
- 322 m (1,058 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SCN means Saarbrücken Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDDR. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.2145° N, 7.1097° E. It stands 322 metres (1,058 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Berlin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Saarbrücken Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,000 m 6,562 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Metz-Nancy-Lorraine AirportGoin, France | ETZ | 68 km |
| Luxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg, Luxembourg | LUX | 79 km |
| Frankfurt-Hahn AirportFrankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) | HHN | 82 km |
| Strasbourg AirportStrasbourg, France | SXB | 84 km |
| Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportRheinmünster | FKB | 86 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,234 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,664 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,920 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 592 km | 1 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,131 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,319 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,393 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,498 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,623 km | 20 h 30 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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