AirportsJomsom Airport is a small airport serving Jomsom, in Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JMO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JMO
- ICAO code
- VNJS
- City
- Jomsom
- State or region
- Gandaki Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 28.7804° N, 83.7230° E
- Elevation
- 2,736 m (8,976 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 739 m (2,424 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JMO means Jomsom Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNJS. 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 28.7804° N, 83.7230° E. It stands 2,736 metres (8,976 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 Pokhara, about 62 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jomsom Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 739 metres (2,424 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 739 m 2,424 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pokhara Domestic AirportPokhara | PKR | 69 km |
| Pokhara International AirportPokhara | PHH | 72 km |
| Dolpa AirportDolpa | DOP | 91 km |
| Bharatpur AirportBharatpur | BHR | 141 km |
| Gautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | BWA | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 647 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,541 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,829 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,162 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,955 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,662 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,732 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,261 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,944 km | 12 h 30 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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