AirportsJumla Airport is a small airport serving Jumla, in Karnali Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JUM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JUM
- ICAO code
- VNJL
- City
- Jumla
- State or region
- Karnali Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 29.2742° N, 82.1933° E
- Elevation
- 2,347 m (7,700 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 660 m (2,165 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JUM means Jumla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNJL. 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 29.2742° N, 82.1933° E. It stands 2,347 metres (7,700 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 Birendranagar, about 94 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
Jumla Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 660 metres (2,165 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 660 m 2,165 ft | 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dolpa AirportDolpa | DOP | 69 km |
| Simikot AirportSimikot | IMK | 86 km |
| Surkhet AirportSurkhet | SKH | 94 km |
| Silgadi Doti AirportSilgadi Doti | SIH | 122 km |
| Nepalgunj AirportNepalgunj | KEP | 140 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 503 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,474 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,683 km | 3 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,019 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,856 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,660 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,869 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,376 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,094 km | 12 h 40 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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