AirportsSangster International Airport is a large airport serving Montego Bay, in Saint James Parish, Jamaica. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBJ
- ICAO code
- MKJS
- City
- Montego Bay
- State or region
- Saint James Parish
- Country
- Jamaica
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.5034° N, 77.9132° W
- Elevation
- 1 m (4 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,060 m (10,039 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBJ means Sangster International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MKJS. 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 18.5034° N, 77.9132° W. It stands 1 metres (4 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Spanish Town, about 116 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Jamaica, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sangster International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,060 metres (10,039 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,060 m 10,039 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Fleming International AirportBoscobel | OCJ | 100 km |
| Tinson Pen AirportTinson Pen | KTP | 128 km |
| Norman Manley International AirportKingston | KIN | 135 km |
| Sierra Maestra International AirportManzanillo, Cuba | MZO | 217 km |
| Charles Kirkconnell International AirportWest End, Cayman Islands | CYB | 245 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,133 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,757 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,000 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,548 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,493 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,354 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,798 km | 21 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,811 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,880 km | 18 h 25 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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