AirportsMactan Cebu International Airport is a large airport serving Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City, in Cebu Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CEB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CEB
- ICAO code
- RPVM
- City
- Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City
- State or region
- Cebu Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.3093° N, 123.9797° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CEB means Mactan Cebu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPVM. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.3093° N, 123.9797° E. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mactan Cebu International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,310 metres (10,860 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 3,310 m 10,860 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 2,560 m 8,399 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bohol-Panglao International AirportPanglao | TAG | 85 km |
| Bacolod-Silay International AirportBacolod City | BCD | 117 km |
| Sibulan AirportDumaguete City | DGT | 131 km |
| Camiguin AirportMambajao | CGM | 142 km |
| Daniel Z. Romualdez AirportTacloban City | TAC | 153 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,277 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,564 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,380 km | 9 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,333 km | 14 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,063 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,805 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,423 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,229 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,698 km | 7 h 20 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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