AirportsMesa Gateway Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mesa, in Arizona, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AZA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AZA
- ICAO code
- KIWA
- City
- Mesa
- State or region
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.3078° N, 111.6550° W
- Elevation
- 421 m (1,382 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,170 m (10,401 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AZA means Mesa Gateway Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KIWA. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.3078° N, 111.6550° W. It stands 421 metres (1,382 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Phoenix, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mesa Gateway Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,170 metres (10,401 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 76.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 3,170 m 10,401 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 12C/30C | 3,109 m 10,201 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 12L/30R | 2,835 m 9,300 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix | PHX | 36 km |
| Tucson International AirportTucson | TUS | 149 km |
| Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love FieldPrescott | PRC | 165 km |
| Show Low Regional AirportShow Low | SOW | 186 km |
| Flagstaff Pulliam AirportFlagstaff | FLG | 204 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,075 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,169 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,361 km | 16 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,454 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,434 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 629 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,651 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,351 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,582 km | 15 h 40 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
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