AirportsVincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi is a medium-sized airport serving Trapani (TP), in Sicily, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TPS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TPS
- ICAO code
- LICT
- City
- Trapani (TP)
- State or region
- Sicily
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.9114° N, 12.4880° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (25 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,698 m (8,852 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TPS means Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LICT. 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 37.9114° N, 12.4880° E. It stands 8 metres (25 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Palermo, about 80 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Rome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,698 metres (8,852 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,698 m 8,852 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Falcone–Borsellino AirportPalermo | PMO | 60 km |
| Pantelleria AirportPantelleria (TP) | PNL | 130 km |
| Comiso AirportComiso | CIY | 213 km |
| Tunis Carthage International AirportTunis, Tunisia | TUN | 232 km |
| Catania-Fontanarossa AirportCatania | CTA | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,980 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,148 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,257 km | 5 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,816 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,111 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,552 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,047 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,210 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,300 km | 20 h 10 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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