Airport · Libya
Al Abraq International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Shahhat.
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Libya at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Codes
- LAQ · HLLQ
- Serves
- Shahhat
- 8.5 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Tripoli
- Elevation
- 657 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,604 m
- From DXB
- 3,340 km
- 4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Facts
LAQ at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA LAQICAO HLLQ
- Size
- Large
- To the city centre
- 8.5 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 657 m (2,157 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,604 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli
- Links
- Wikipedia
- When to go
- Shahhat, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
LAQ from the UAE
From DXBLAQ
3,340 km
4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHLAQ
3,310 km
4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near LAQ
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Libya, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Tripoli
- Country
- Libya
- Currency
- Libyan Dinar LYDToday's indicative rate: LYD 1 ≈ USD 0.156Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, F and L127 V / 230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 190fire191ambulance193policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +218 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Libya at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)