AirportsTôlanaro Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tôlanaro, in Toliara, Madagascar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FTU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FTU
- ICAO code
- FMSD
- City
- Tôlanaro
- State or region
- Toliara
- Country
- Madagascar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.0381° S, 46.9561° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (29 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,609 m (5,280 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FTU means Tôlanaro Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FMSD. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.0381° S, 46.9561° E. It stands 9 metres (29 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Antananarivo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tôlanaro Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,609 metres (5,280 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 13 airports of Madagascar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,609 m 5,280 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toliara AirportToliara | TLE | 375 km |
| Mananjary AirportMananjary | MNJ | 450 km |
| Morondava AirportMorondava | MOQ | 594 km |
| Ivato International AirportAntananarivo | TNR | 696 km |
| Toamasina Ambalamanasy AirportToamasina | TMM | 810 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,775 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,651 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,664 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,684 km | 12 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,325 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 18,290 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,797 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,832 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,678 km | 12 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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