AirportsPresident Obiang Nguema International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mengomeyén, in Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GEM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GEM
- ICAO code
- FGMY
- City
- Mengomeyén
- State or region
- Wele-Nzas Province
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.6764° N, 11.0249° E
- Elevation
- 660 m (2,165 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GEM means President Obiang Nguema International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FGMY. 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 1.6764° N, 11.0249° E. It stands 660 metres (2,165 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ébolowa, about 137 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Malabo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
President Obiang Nguema International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Equatorial Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oyem AirportOyem, Gabon | OYE | 64 km |
| Bata International AirportBata | BSG | 138 km |
| Corisco International AirportCorisco Island | OCS | 207 km |
| Libreville Leon M'ba International AirportLibreville, Gabon | LBV | 225 km |
| Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportYaoundé, Cameroon | NSI | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,592 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,996 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,424 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,640 km | 7 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,448 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,420 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,333 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,286 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,540 km | 18 h 00 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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