Delma Airport is a small airport serving Delma Island, in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZDY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZDY
- ICAO code
- OMDL
- City
- Delma Island
- State or region
- Abu Dhabi Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 24.5100° N, 52.3352° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZDY means Delma Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMDL. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.5100° N, 52.3352° E. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Doha, about 118 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dubai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Delma Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 8 airports of United Arab Emirates on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hamad International AirportDoha, Qatar | DOH | 112 km |
| Zayed International AirportAbu Dhabi | AUH | 234 km |
| Bahrain International AirportManama, Bahrain | BAH | 259 km |
| Kish International AirportKish Island, Iran | KIH | 278 km |
| Al Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 289 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,499 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,201 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 317 km | 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,353 km | 6 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,882 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,442 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,112 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,239 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,270 km | 15 h 15 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.