AirportsZinder Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Zinder, in Zinder Region, Niger. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZND.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZND
- ICAO code
- DRZR
- City
- Zinder
- State or region
- Zinder Region
- Country
- Niger
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.7790° N, 8.9838° E
- Elevation
- 462 m (1,516 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,825 m (5,988 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZND means Zinder Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DRZR. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.7790° N, 8.9838° E. It stands 462 metres (1,516 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Niamey, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Zinder Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,825 metres (5,988 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,825 m 5,988 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Umaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina, Nigeria | DKA | 167 km |
| Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano, Nigeria | KAN | 199 km |
| Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi, Nigeria | BCU | 376 km |
| Kaduna International AirportKaduna, Nigeria | KAD | 388 km |
| Sadiq Abubakar III International AirportSokoto, Nigeria | SKO | 420 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,162 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,804 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,000 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,276 km | 5 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,411 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,329 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,513 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,476 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,602 km | 19 h 20 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.
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