Live flights at Debrecen International Airport (DEB)

DEB LHDC  Debrecen, Hungary

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DEB at a glance

  • What it is: Debrecen International Airport is a regional airport serving Debrecen, Hungary.
  • Codes: DEB on your ticket, LHDC on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 359 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Budapest (UTC+2), so every time shown for DEB is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
359 ft
Field elevation

About Debrecen International Airport

Debrecen International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 47.49° N, 21.62° E, on Europe/Budapest time (UTC+2).

Debrecen International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 04R/22L, measures 8,196 ft by 131 ft, which puts the field in the widebody capable category: twin-aisle aircraft can use it, and narrowbodies have length to spare. The surface is concrete. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 04R/22L is aligned roughly north-east/south-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that north-east/south-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at DEB

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
04R/22L 8,196 ft (2,498 m) 131 ft Concrete Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near DEB

Great-circle distance from Debrecen International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Budapest Ferenc Liszt BUD 178 km west Budapest
Rzeszów-Jasionka RZE 293 km north Jasionka
Belgrade Nikola Tesla BEG 314 km south Belgrade
M. R. Štefánik BTS 337 km west Bratislava
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty KTW 380 km north-west Katowice

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at DEB

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A321 A321 D-AIRU Lufthansa
IATA / ICAO
DEB / LHDC
Location
Debrecen, Hungary 47.489, 21.616
Time zone
Europe/Budapest
Opened
Website
http://www.airportdebrecen.hu/

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Hungary.

BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Budapest, Hungary
RZE Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport Jasionka, Poland
BEG Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade, RS

More airports and guides connected to DEB

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Budapest (BUD) serves the same country. The codes DEB and LHDC are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about DEB

What is the airport code for Debrecen International Airport?

Debrecen International Airport uses the IATA code DEB on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code LHDC in flight plans and on radar. The leading “L” in LHDC is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does DEB have?

Debrecen International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 359 ft above sea level.

What time zone is DEB in?

Debrecen International Airport operates on Europe/Budapest local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at DEB live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Debrecen International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Budapest.