AirportsIllizi Takhamalt Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Illizi, in Illizi Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VVZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VVZ
- ICAO code
- DAAP
- City
- Illizi
- State or region
- Illizi Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.7235° N, 8.6227° E
- Elevation
- 542 m (1,778 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VVZ means Illizi Takhamalt Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAAP. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.7235° N, 8.6227° E. It stands 542 metres (1,778 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Illizi Takhamalt Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zarzaitine - In Aménas AirportIn Aménas | IAM | 179 km |
| Tiska Djanet AirportDjanet | DJG | 284 km |
| Ghadames AirportGhadames, Libya | LTD | 395 km |
| Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok AirportTamanrasset | TMR | 540 km |
| Sabha AirportSabha, Libya | SEB | 580 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,651 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,569 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,649 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,856 km | 3 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,507 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,259 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,473 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,400 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,354 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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