AirportsMae Sot Airport is a medium-sized airport in Tak Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MAQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MAQ
- ICAO code
- VTPM
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Tak Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.6999° N, 98.5451° E
- Elevation
- 210 m (690 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MAQ means Mae Sot Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTPM. 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 16.6999° N, 98.5451° E. It stands 210 metres (690 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Mawlamyine, about 100 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mae Sot Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 33.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mawlamyine AirportMawlamyine, Myanmar | MNU | 98 km |
| Sukhothai Airport | THS | 148 km |
| Phitsanulok AirportPhitsanulok | PHS | 185 km |
| Lampang Airport | LPT | 202 km |
| Chiang Mai International AirportChiang Mai | CNX | 234 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,559 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,728 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,562 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,168 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,590 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,158 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,808 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,575 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,920 km | 10 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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