AirportsHévíz–Balaton Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sármellék, in Zala County, Hungary. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SOB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SOB
- ICAO code
- LHSM
- City
- Sármellék
- State or region
- Zala County
- Country
- Hungary
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.6864° N, 17.1591° E
- Elevation
- 124 m (408 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SOB means Hévíz–Balaton Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LHSM. 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 46.6864° N, 17.1591° E. It stands 124 metres (408 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Pécs, about 106 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Budapest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hévíz–Balaton Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pécs-Pogány International AirportPécs | PEV | 114 km |
| Maribor Edvard Rusjan AirportMaribor, Slovenia | MBX | 115 km |
| Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International AirportVelika Gorica, Croatia | ZAG | 134 km |
| Graz AirportFeldkirchen bei Graz, Austria | GRZ | 135 km |
| Vienna International AirportVienna, Austria | VIE | 164 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,502 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,882 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,122 km | 5 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,385 km | 2 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,924 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,008 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,657 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,228 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,934 km | 19 h 40 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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