AirportsTirana International Airport Mother Teresa is a large airport serving Rinas, in Durrës County, Albania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TIA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TIA
- ICAO code
- LATI
- City
- Rinas
- State or region
- Durrës County
- Country
- Albania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.4147° N, 19.7206° E
- Elevation
- 38 m (126 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TIA means Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LATI. 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 41.4147° N, 19.7206° E. It stands 38 metres (126 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Tirane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportOhrid, North Macedonia | OHD | 89 km |
| Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci AirbasePodgorica, Montenegro | TGD | 112 km |
| Tivat AirportTivat, Montenegro | TIV | 138 km |
| Priština Adem Jashari International AirportPrishtina, Kosovo | PRN | 169 km |
| Skopje International AirportIlinden, North Macedonia | SKP | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,318 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,571 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,731 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,898 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,413 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,607 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,431 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,504 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,720 km | 19 h 25 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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