AirportsGeorge Dick Montshioa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mafeking, in North-West, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBD
- ICAO code
- FAMM
- City
- Mafeking
- State or region
- North-West
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.7984° S, 25.5480° E
- Elevation
- 1,274 m (4,181 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,620 m (15,157 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBD means George Dick Montshioa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAMM. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.7984° S, 25.5480° E. It stands 1,274 metres (4,181 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Gaborone, about 132 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
George Dick Montshioa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,620 metres (15,157 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,620 m 15,157 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Seretse Khama International AirportGaborone, Botswana | GBE | 143 km |
| Lanseria International AirportJohannesburg | HLA | 238 km |
| O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg | JNB | 272 km |
| Sishen AirportSishen | SIS | 326 km |
| Kimberley AirportKimberley | KIM | 343 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,175 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,144 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,517 km | 8 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,961 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,589 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,443 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,919 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,747 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,239 km | 14 h 00 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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