AirportsJolo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jolo, in Sulu Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JOL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JOL
- ICAO code
- RPMJ
- City
- Jolo
- State or region
- Sulu Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.0537° N, 121.0110° E
- Elevation
- 36 m (118 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,263 m (4,144 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JOL means Jolo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPMJ. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.0537° N, 121.0110° E. It stands 36 metres (118 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jolo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,263 metres (4,144 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,263 m 4,144 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zamboanga International AirportZamboanga | ZAM | 151 km |
| Sanga Sanga AirportBongao | TWT | 179 km |
| Tomanggong AirportTomanggong, Malaysia | TMG | 270 km |
| Lahad Datu AirportLahad Datu, Malaysia | LDU | 318 km |
| Sandakan AirportSandakan, Malaysia | SDK | 327 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,247 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,402 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,274 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,557 km | 14 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,608 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,359 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,959 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,800 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,463 km | 7 h 05 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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