AirportsSkopje International Airport is a large airport serving Ilinden, in Skopje Statistical Region, North Macedonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKP
- ICAO code
- LWSK
- City
- Ilinden
- State or region
- Skopje Statistical Region
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.9581° N, 21.6226° E
- Elevation
- 238 m (781 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,950 m (9,678 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKP means Skopje International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LWSK. 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 41.9581° N, 21.6226° E. It stands 238 metres (781 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Skopje, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Skopje International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,950 metres (9,678 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,950 m 9,678 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Priština Adem Jashari International AirportPrishtina, Kosovo | PRN | 84 km |
| Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportOhrid | OHD | 113 km |
| Niš Constantine the Great AirportNiš, Serbia | INI | 154 km |
| Sofia AirportSofia, Bulgaria | SOF | 169 km |
| Tirana International Airport Mother TeresaRinas, Albania | TIA | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,158 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,427 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,601 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,976 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,508 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,642 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,277 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,349 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,569 km | 19 h 15 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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