AirportsNea Anchialos National Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nea Anchialos, in Thessaly, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VOL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VOL
- ICAO code
- LGBL
- City
- Nea Anchialos
- State or region
- Thessaly
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.2196° N, 22.7943° E
- Elevation
- 25 m (83 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,759 m (9,052 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VOL means Nea Anchialos National Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGBL. 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 39.2196° N, 22.7943° E. It stands 25 metres (83 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lárisa, about 56 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nea Anchialos National Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,759 metres (9,052 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,759 m 9,052 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skiathos Island National AirportSkiathos | JSI | 61 km |
| Kozani National Airport FilipposKozani | KZI | 144 km |
| Thessaloniki Macedonia International AirportThessaloniki | SKG | 145 km |
| Skiros AirportSkiros Island | SKU | 149 km |
| Patras Araxos Agamemnon AirportPatras | GPA | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,073 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,272 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,410 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,255 km | 3 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,767 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,953 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,155 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,488 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,431 km | 19 h 05 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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