AirportsSarajevo International Airport is a large airport serving Sarajevo, in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SJJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SJJ
- ICAO code
- LQSA
- City
- Sarajevo
- State or region
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.8246° N, 18.3315° E
- Elevation
- 521 m (1,708 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,641 m (8,666 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SJJ means Sarajevo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LQSA. 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 43.8246° N, 18.3315° E. It stands 521 metres (1,708 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Sarajevo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sarajevo International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,641 metres (8,666 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,641 m 8,666 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mostar International AirportMostar | OMO | 72 km |
| Tuzla International AirportDubrave Gornje | TZL | 77 km |
| Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportDubrovnik, Croatia | DBV | 140 km |
| Brač AirportGornji Humac, Croatia | BWK | 146 km |
| Banja Luka International AirportMahovljani | BNX | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,418 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,731 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,924 km | 5 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,637 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,170 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,321 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,556 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,393 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,849 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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