AirportsQuetta International Airport is a large airport serving Quetta, in Balochistan, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UET.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UET
- ICAO code
- OPQT
- City
- Quetta
- State or region
- Balochistan
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.2514° N, 66.9378° E
- Elevation
- 1,605 m (5,267 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UET means Quetta International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPQT. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.2514° N, 66.9378° E. It stands 1,605 metres (5,267 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Quetta International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,001 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 3,658 m 12,001 ft | 34 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13L/31R | 3,646 m 11,962 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Shah Baba International AirportKandahar, Afghanistan | KDH | 174 km |
| Zhob AirportFort Sandeman | PZH | 271 km |
| Khuzdar AirportKhuzdar | KDD | 275 km |
| Dalbandin AirportDalbandin | DBA | 289 km |
| Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport SukkurSukkur | SKZ | 334 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,001 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,378 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,266 km | 2 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,900 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,156 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,855 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,058 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,670 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,352 km | 14 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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