AirportsMoises R. Espinosa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Masbate, in Masbate Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBT
- ICAO code
- RPVJ
- City
- Masbate
- State or region
- Masbate Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.3697° N, 123.6301° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,280 m (4,199 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBT means Moises R. Espinosa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPVJ. 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 12.3697° N, 123.6301° E. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sorsogon, about 78 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Moises R. Espinosa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,280 metres (4,199 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 37.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,280 m 4,199 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bicol International AirportLegazpi | DRP | 83 km |
| Calbayog AirportCalbayog City | CYP | 105 km |
| Catarman National AirportCatarman | CRM | 110 km |
| Roxas AirportRoxas City | RXS | 128 km |
| Naga AirportNaga | WNP | 141 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,133 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,466 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,256 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,118 km | 13 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,854 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,686 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,487 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,046 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,917 km | 7 h 40 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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