AirportsSouthampton Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Southampton, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SOU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SOU
- ICAO code
- EGHI
- City
- Southampton
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.9503° N, 1.3568° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (44 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,887 m (6,191 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SOU means Southampton Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGHI. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.9503° N, 1.3568° W. It stands 13 metres (44 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Reading, about 62 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Southampton Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,887 metres (6,191 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,887 m 6,191 ft | 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth AirportBournemouth | BOH | 39 km |
| London Gatwick AirportLondon | LGW | 85 km |
| London Heathrow AirportLondon | LHR | 85 km |
| Bristol AirportBristol | BRS | 106 km |
| London City AirportLondon | LCY | 116 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,803 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,275 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,551 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,498 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,751 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,957 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,674 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,103 km | 21 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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