AirportsSønderborg Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sønderborg, in South Denmark, Denmark. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SGD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SGD
- ICAO code
- EKSB
- City
- Sønderborg
- State or region
- South Denmark
- Country
- Denmark
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.9644° N, 9.7917° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (24 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,797 m (5,895 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SGD means Sønderborg Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKSB. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.9644° N, 9.7917° E. It stands 7 metres (24 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Odense, about 61 km away in a straight line.
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
Sønderborg Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,797 metres (5,895 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,797 m 5,895 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Odense Hans Christian Andersen AirportOdense | ODE | 66 km |
| Westerland Sylt AirportSylt, Germany | GWT | 93 km |
| Billund AirportBillund | BLL | 95 km |
| Esbjerg AirportEsbjerg | EBJ | 100 km |
| Heide-Büsum AirportOesterdeichstrich, Germany | HEI | 107 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,019 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,572 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,953 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 784 km | 1 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,050 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,967 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,153 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,881 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,238 km | 20 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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