AirportsMacapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Macapá, in Amapá, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCP
- ICAO code
- SBMQ
- City
- Macapá
- State or region
- Amapá
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.0507° N, 51.0722° W
- Elevation
- 17 m (56 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,100 m (6,890 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCP means Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBMQ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.0507° N, 51.0722° W. It stands 17 metres (56 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Belem, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,100 metres (6,890 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 47.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | 2,100 m 6,890 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Breves AirportBreves | BVS | 200 km |
| Almeirim AirportAlmeirim | GGF | 239 km |
| Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBelém | BEL | 330 km |
| Altamira Interstate AirportAltamira | ATM | 390 km |
| Salinópolis AirportSalinópolis | OPP | 424 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,660 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,546 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,655 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,414 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,062 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,931 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,238 km | 21 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,900 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,590 km | 19 h 15 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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