AirportsManuel Márquez de León International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Paz, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAP
- ICAO code
- MMLP
- City
- La Paz
- State or region
- Baja California Sur
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.0723° N, 110.3627° W
- Elevation
- 21 m (69 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAP means Manuel Márquez de León International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMLP. 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 24.0723° N, 110.3627° W. It stands 21 metres (69 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mazatlan, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Manuel Márquez de León International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 33.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Los Cabos International AirportSan José del Cabo | SJD | 121 km |
| Cabo San Lucas International AirportCabo San Lucas | CSW | 132 km |
| Ciudad Constitución National AirportComondú | CUA | 167 km |
| Valle del Fuerte International AirportLos Mochis | LMM | 221 km |
| Loreto International AirportLoreto | LTO | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,109 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,203 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,320 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,206 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,860 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,347 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,352 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,104 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,212 km | 15 h 15 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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