AirportsMonbetsu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Monbetsu, in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBE
- ICAO code
- RJEB
- City
- Monbetsu
- State or region
- Hokkaidō Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.3039° N, 143.4040° E
- Elevation
- 24 m (80 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBE means Monbetsu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJEB. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.3039° N, 143.4040° E. It stands 24 metres (80 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kitami, about 68 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Monbetsu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 46.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,000 m 6,562 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Memanbetsu AirportŌzora | MMB | 77 km |
| Asahikawa AirportHigashikagura | AKJ | 104 km |
| Nakashibetsu AirportNakashibetsu | SHB | 148 km |
| Kushiro AirportKushiro | KUH | 154 km |
| Tokachi-Obihiro AirportObihiro | OBO | 175 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,015 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,007 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,931 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,813 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,866 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,030 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,149 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,021 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,736 km | 11 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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