AirportsDaegu International Airport is a large airport serving Daegu, in Daegu-gwangyeoksi (Daegu Metropolitan City), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TAE
- ICAO code
- RKTN
- City
- Daegu
- State or region
- Daegu-gwangyeoksi (Daegu Metropolitan City)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.8944° N, 128.6570° E
- Elevation
- 35 m (116 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,755 m (9,039 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TAE means Daegu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKTN. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.8944° N, 128.6570° E. It stands 35 metres (116 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Seoul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Daegu International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,755 metres (9,039 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of South Korea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 2,755 m 9,039 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13L/31R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3)Pohang | KPO | 70 km |
| Ulsan AirportUlsan | USN | 71 km |
| Gimhae International AirportBusan | PUS | 83 km |
| Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon | HIN | 104 km |
| Cheongju International AirportCheongju | CJJ | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,863 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,729 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,956 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,111 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,202 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,590 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,606 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,005 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,110 km | 10 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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