AirportsGeneral José María Yáñez International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Guaymas, in Sonora, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GYM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GYM
- ICAO code
- MMGM
- City
- Guaymas
- State or region
- Sonora
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.9690° N, 110.9250° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GYM means General José María Yáñez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMGM. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.9690° N, 110.9250° W. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Hermosillo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General José María Yáñez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,350 metres (7,710 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,350 m 7,710 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Obregón International AirportCiudad Obregón | CEN | 125 km |
| General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International AirportHermosillo | HMO | 126 km |
| Palo Verde AirportMulegé | SRL | 151 km |
| Loreto International AirportLoreto | LTO | 224 km |
| Guerrero Negro AirportSan Quintín | GUB | 304 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,672 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,767 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,918 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,890 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,658 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 974 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,064 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,782 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,371 km | 15 h 25 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.
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