AirportsNouméa Magenta Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nouméa, in Province Sud, New Caledonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GEA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GEA
- ICAO code
- NWWM
- City
- Nouméa
- State or region
- Province Sud
- Country
- New Caledonia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.2577° S, 166.4728° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,250 m (4,101 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GEA means Nouméa Magenta Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NWWM. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.2577° S, 166.4728° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Noumea, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nouméa Magenta Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,250 metres (4,101 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 10 airports of New Caledonia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,250 m 4,101 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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Tontouta International AirportNouméa (La Tontouta) | NOU | 38 km |
| Île des Pins AirportÎle des Pins | ILP | 108 km |
| Ouvéa AirportOuvéa | UVE | 180 km |
| Lifou AirportLifou | LIF | 183 km |
| Maré AirportMaré | MEE | 183 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,110 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,153 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,074 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,577 km | 20 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,069 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,099 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,256 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,016 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,981 km | 2 h 55 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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