AirportsVila Real Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vila Real, in Vila Real District, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VRL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VRL
- ICAO code
- LPVR
- City
- Vila Real
- State or region
- Vila Real District
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.2743° N, 7.7205° W
- Elevation
- 550 m (1,805 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 947 m (3,107 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VRL means Vila Real Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPVR. 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 41.2743° N, 7.7205° W. It stands 550 metres (1,805 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Braga, about 66 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Lisbon, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vila Real Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 947 metres (3,107 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 947 m 3,107 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu | VSE | 63 km |
| Francisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPorto | OPO | 80 km |
| Bragança AirportBragança | BGC | 106 km |
| Vigo AirportVigo, Spain | VGO | 130 km |
| Santiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSantiago de Compostela, Spain | SCQ | 189 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,559 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,852 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,995 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,262 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,406 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,061 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,699 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,852 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,992 km | 22 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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