AirportsKalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kalamazoo, in Michigan, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AZO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AZO
- ICAO code
- KAZO
- City
- Kalamazoo
- State or region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.2321° N, 85.5496° W
- Elevation
- 266 m (874 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,982 m (6,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AZO means Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KAZO. 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 42.2321° N, 85.5496° W. It stands 266 metres (874 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Grand Rapids, about 82 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Detroit, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,982 metres (6,502 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 393.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,982 m 6,502 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,048 m 3,438 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 853 m 2,800 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids | GRR | 72 km |
| South Bend International AirportSouth Bend | SBN | 86 km |
| Capital Region International AirportLansing | LAN | 100 km |
| Muskegon County AirportMuskegon | MKG | 118 km |
| Michigan City Municipal AirportMichigan City | MGC | 120 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,945 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,845 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,507 km | 14 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,180 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 996 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,998 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,075 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,216 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,058 km | 18 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.