AirportsMagas Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sunzha, in Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IGT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IGT
- ICAO code
- URMS
- City
- Sunzha
- State or region
- Republic of Ingushetia
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.3233° N, 45.0126° E
- Elevation
- 355 m (1,165 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IGT means Magas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: URMS. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.3233° N, 45.0126° E. It stands 355 metres (1,165 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vladikavkaz, about 42 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Magas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 45.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vladikavkaz Beslan International AirportBeslan | OGZ | 35 km |
| Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International AirportGrozny | GRV | 56 km |
| Nalchik AirportNalchik | NAL | 113 km |
| Tbilisi International AirportTbilisi, Georgia | TBS | 184 km |
| Mineralnye Vody AirportMineralnyye Vody | MRV | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,293 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,744 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,219 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,480 km | 4 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,848 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,260 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,449 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,732 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,727 km | 17 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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