AirportsGeneral Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base is a medium-sized airport serving Ixtepec, in Oaxaca, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IZT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IZT
- ICAO code
- MMIT
- City
- Ixtepec
- State or region
- Oaxaca
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.4460° N, 95.0937° W
- Elevation
- 50 m (164 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,329 m (7,640 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IZT means General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMIT. 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 16.4460° N, 95.0937° W. It stands 50 metres (164 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Minatitlán, about 182 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,329 metres (7,640 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 40.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,329 m 7,640 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bahías de Huatulco International AirportHuatulco | HUX | 145 km |
| Xoxocotlán International AirportOaxaca | OAX | 184 km |
| Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International AirportCosoleacaque | MTT | 192 km |
| Angel Albino Corzo International AirportTuxtla Gutiérrez | TGZ | 221 km |
| Puerto Escondido International AirportPuerto Escondido | PXM | 222 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,941 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,850 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,382 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,898 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,382 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,034 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,133 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,844 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,185 km | 16 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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