AirportsMcArthur River Mine Airport is a small airport serving McArthur River Mine, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCV
- ICAO code
- YMHU
- City
- McArthur River Mine
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 16.4425° S, 136.0840° E
- Elevation
- 40 m (131 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,503 m (4,931 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCV means McArthur River Mine Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMHU. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.4425° S, 136.0840° E. It stands 40 metres (131 feet) above sea level.
Runways
McArthur River Mine Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,503 metres (4,931 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 113.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,503 m 4,931 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Groote Eylandt AirportGroote Eylandt | GTE | 278 km |
| Mornington Island Airport | ONG | 331 km |
| Doomadgee Airport | DMD | 335 km |
| Burketown Airport | BUC | 394 km |
| Tennant Creek AirportTennant Creek | TCA | 408 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,075 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,960 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,885 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,559 km | 18 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,083 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,428 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,039 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,794 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,462 km | 3 h 30 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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