AirportsMae Hong Son Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mae Hong Son, in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HGN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HGN
- ICAO code
- VTCH
- City
- Mae Hong Son
- State or region
- Mae Hong Son Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.3013° N, 97.9758° E
- Elevation
- 283 m (929 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HGN means Mae Hong Son Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTCH. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.3013° N, 97.9758° E. It stands 283 metres (929 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Chiang Mai, about 120 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yangon, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mae Hong Son Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,000 m 6,562 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Loikaw AirportLoikaw, Myanmar | LIW | 91 km |
| Chiang Mai International AirportChiang Mai | CNX | 120 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw, Myanmar | NYT | 189 km |
| Mong Hsat AirportMong Hsat, Myanmar | MOG | 190 km |
| Lampang Airport | LPT | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,354 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,634 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,415 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,904 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,296 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,951 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,101 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,463 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,170 km | 10 h 20 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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