AirportsCap Haitien International Airport is a large airport serving Cap Haitien, in Nord Department, Haiti. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAP
- ICAO code
- MTCH
- City
- Cap Haitien
- State or region
- Nord Department
- Country
- Haiti
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7255° N, 72.2007° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,652 m (8,701 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAP means Cap Haitien International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MTCH. 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 19.7255° N, 72.2007° W. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Port-de-Paix, about 70 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Port-au-Prince, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cap Haitien International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,652 metres (8,701 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,652 m 8,701 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toussaint Louverture International AirportPort-au-Prince | PAP | 128 km |
| Gregorio Luperon International AirportPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic | POP | 171 km |
| Cibao International AirportSantiago, Dominican Republic | STI | 171 km |
| Maria Montez International AirportBarahona, Dominican Republic | BRX | 199 km |
| Inagua AirportMatthew Town, Bahamas | IGA | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,715 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,259 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,458 km | 15 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,050 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,330 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,804 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,635 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,005 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,469 km | 19 h 10 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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