AirportsGallup Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gallup, in New Mexico, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GUP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GUP
- ICAO code
- KGUP
- City
- Gallup
- State or region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.5117° N, 108.7882° W
- Elevation
- 1,973 m (6,472 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,229 m (7,312 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GUP means Gallup Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KGUP. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.5117° N, 108.7882° W. It stands 1,973 metres (6,472 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Albuquerque, about 200 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gallup Municipal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,229 metres (7,312 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 304.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,229 m 7,312 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Show Low Regional AirportShow Low | SOW | 178 km |
| Cortez Municipal AirportCortez | CEZ | 200 km |
| Durango La Plata County AirportDurango | DRO | 205 km |
| Albuquerque International SunportAlbuquerque | ABQ | 205 km |
| Santa Fe Municipal AirportSanta Fe | SAF | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,864 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,941 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,056 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,100 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,096 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 896 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,689 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,396 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,925 km | 16 h 05 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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