AirportsBachigualato Federal International Airport is a large airport serving Culiacán, in Sinaloa, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CUL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CUL
- ICAO code
- MMCL
- City
- Culiacán
- State or region
- Sinaloa
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.7650° N, 107.4752° W
- Elevation
- 33 m (108 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,245 m (7,365 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CUL means Bachigualato Federal International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMCL. 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 24.7650° N, 107.4752° W. It stands 33 metres (108 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mazatlan, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bachigualato Federal International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,245 metres (7,365 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 46.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,245 m 7,365 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Valle del Fuerte International AirportLos Mochis | LMM | 191 km |
| General Rafael Buelna International AirportMazatlàn | MZT | 216 km |
| Los Cabos International AirportSan José del Cabo | SJD | 290 km |
| Manuel Márquez de León International AirportLa Paz | LAP | 302 km |
| General Guadalupe Victoria International AirportDurango | DGO | 307 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,066 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,139 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,156 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,970 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,582 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,469 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,551 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,275 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,506 km | 15 h 35 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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