AirportsAguascalientes International Airport is a large airport serving Aguascalientes, in Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AGU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AGU
- ICAO code
- MMAS
- City
- Aguascalientes
- State or region
- Aguascalientes
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.6996° N, 102.3184° W
- Elevation
- 1,863 m (6,112 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AGU means Aguascalientes International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMAS. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.6996° N, 102.3184° W. It stands 1,863 metres (6,112 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aguascalientes International 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 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guanajuato International AirportSilao | BJX | 117 km |
| General Leobardo C. Ruiz International AirportZacatecas | ZCL | 138 km |
| Ponciano Arriaga International AirportSan Luis Potosí | SLP | 156 km |
| Guadalajara International AirportGuadalajara | GDL | 166 km |
| General Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia | MLM | 246 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,427 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,450 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,266 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,917 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,409 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,082 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,177 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,894 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,807 km | 15 h 55 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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