AirportsSabha Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sabha, in Sabha District, Libya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SEB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SEB
- ICAO code
- HLLS
- City
- Sabha
- State or region
- Sabha District
- Country
- Libya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.9925° N, 14.4662° E
- Elevation
- 435 m (1,427 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,590 m (11,778 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SEB means Sabha Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HLLS. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.9925° N, 14.4662° E. It stands 435 metres (1,427 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Tripoli, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sabha Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,590 metres (11,778 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Libya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,590 m 11,778 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zarzaitine - In Aménas AirportIn Aménas, Algeria | IAM | 490 km |
| Illizi Takhamalt AirportIllizi, Algeria | VVZ | 580 km |
| Ghadames AirportGhadames | LTD | 582 km |
| Tiska Djanet AirportDjanet, Algeria | DJG | 585 km |
| Misrata International AirportMisrata | MRA | 596 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,091 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,990 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,071 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,997 km | 4 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,957 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,614 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,893 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,001 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,826 km | 19 h 35 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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