AirportsMaribor Edvard Rusjan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Maribor, in Hoče-Slivnica Municipality, Slovenia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBX
- ICAO code
- LJMB
- City
- Maribor
- State or region
- Hoče-Slivnica Municipality
- Country
- Slovenia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.4799° N, 15.6861° E
- Elevation
- 267 m (876 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBX means Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LJMB. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.4799° N, 15.6861° E. It stands 267 metres (876 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Graz, about 68 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Ljubljana, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | 60 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Graz AirportFeldkirchen bei Graz, Austria | GRZ | 60 km |
| Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International AirportVelika Gorica, Croatia | ZAG | 87 km |
| Ljubljana Jože Pučnik AirportZgornji Brnik | LJU | 98 km |
| Klagenfurt AirportKlagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria | KLU | 105 km |
| Hévíz–Balaton AirportSármellék, Hungary | SOB | 115 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,615 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,988 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,219 km | 5 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,299 km | 2 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,839 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,961 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,769 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,321 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,048 km | 19 h 50 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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