AirportsVisby Airport is a large airport serving Visby, in Gotlands län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VBY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VBY
- ICAO code
- ESSV
- City
- Visby
- State or region
- Gotlands län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 57.6628° N, 18.3462° E
- Elevation
- 50 m (164 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VBY means Visby Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESSV. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 57.6628° N, 18.3462° E. It stands 50 metres (164 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Linköping, about 181 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Visby Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,101 m 3,611 ft | 40 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stockholm Skavsta AirportNyköping | NYO | 151 km |
| Norrköping AirportNorrköping | NRK | 160 km |
| Kalmar AirportKalmar | KLR | 165 km |
| Linköping City AirportLinköping | LPI | 177 km |
| Stockholm-Bromma AirportStockholm | BMA | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,519 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,146 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,637 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,388 km | 2 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,409 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,058 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,622 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,304 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,641 km | 19 h 20 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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