AirportsGombe Lawanti International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gombe, in Gombe State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GMO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GMO
- ICAO code
- DNGO
- City
- Gombe
- State or region
- Gombe State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.2989° N, 10.9000° E
- Elevation
- 485 m (1,590 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,300 m (10,827 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GMO means Gombe Lawanti International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNGO. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.2989° N, 10.9000° E. It stands 485 metres (1,590 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gombe Lawanti International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,300 metres (10,827 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,300 m 10,827 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi | BCU | 128 km |
| Yola AirportYola | YOL | 204 km |
| Yakubu Gowon AirportJos | JOS | 234 km |
| Garoua International AirportGaroua, Cameroon | GOU | 291 km |
| Maiduguri International AirportMaiduguri | MIU | 294 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,146 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,705 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,966 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,693 km | 6 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,818 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,750 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,319 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,620 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,199 km | 18 h 50 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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