AirportsMakhachkala Uytash International Airport is a large airport serving Makhachkala, in Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCX
- ICAO code
- URML
- City
- Makhachkala
- State or region
- Republic of Dagestan
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.8168° N, 47.6523° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,640 m (8,662 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCX means Makhachkala Uytash International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: URML. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.8168° N, 47.6523° E. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Makhachkala Uytash International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,640 metres (8,662 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 66.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,640 m 8,662 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International AirportGrozny | GRV | 171 km |
| Magas AirportSunzha | IGT | 222 km |
| Gabala International AirportGabala, Azerbaijan | GBB | 223 km |
| Vladikavkaz Beslan International AirportBeslan | OGZ | 251 km |
| Tbilisi International AirportTbilisi, Georgia | TBS | 256 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,072 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,542 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,076 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,692 km | 4 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,033 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,363 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,229 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,573 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,505 km | 16 h 45 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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