AirportsMalakal International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Malakal, in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MAK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MAK
- ICAO code
- HSSM
- City
- Malakal
- State or region
- Upper Nile State
- Country
- South Sudan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.5587° N, 31.6519° E
- Elevation
- 393 m (1,291 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MAK means Malakal International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSSM. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.5587° N, 31.6519° E. It stands 393 metres (1,291 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Juba, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Malakal International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 38 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asosa AirportAsosa, Ethiopia | ASO | 326 km |
| Gambela AirportGambela, Ethiopia | GMB | 357 km |
| Dembidollo AirportDembidollo, Ethiopia | DEM | 369 km |
| El-Obeid AirportEl-Obeid, Sudan | EBD | 429 km |
| Wau AirportWau | WUU | 453 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,182 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,553 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,053 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,498 km | 7 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,588 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,237 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,047 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,987 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,313 km | 16 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.
Links
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