AirportsVenice Marco Polo Airport is a large airport serving Venezia (VE), in Veneto, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VCE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VCE
- ICAO code
- LIPZ
- City
- Venezia (VE)
- State or region
- Veneto
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 45.5053° N, 12.3519° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,300 m (10,827 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VCE means Venice Marco Polo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LIPZ. 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 45.5053° N, 12.3519° E. It stands 2 metres (7 feet) above sea level.
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
Venice Marco Polo Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,300 metres (10,827 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 3,300 m 10,827 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 2,780 m 9,121 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Treviso AirportTreviso (TV) | TSF | 20 km |
| Trieste AirportRonchi dei Legionari/Trieste | TRS | 94 km |
| Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportCaselle (VR) | VRN | 115 km |
| Bolzano AirportBolzano (BZ) | BZO | 132 km |
| Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportBologna | BLQ | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,879 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,226 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,431 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,151 km | 1 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,668 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,888 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,028 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,573 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,314 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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