AirportsSam Ratulangi International Airport is a large airport serving Manado, in Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDC
- ICAO code
- WAMM
- City
- Manado
- State or region
- Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 1.5486° N, 124.9262° E
- Elevation
- 80 m (264 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,650 m (8,693 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDC means Sam Ratulangi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAMM. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.5486° N, 124.9262° E. It stands 80 metres (264 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Makassar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sam Ratulangi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,650 metres (8,693 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,650 m 8,693 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bolaang Mongondow AirportLolak | LKM | 123 km |
| Naha AirportTabukan Utara, Sangihe Islands | NAH | 247 km |
| Jalaluddin AirportGorontalo | GTO | 252 km |
| Sultan Babullah AirportTernate | TTE | 284 km |
| Buol - Pogogul AirportBuol | UOL | 394 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,889 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,990 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,883 km | 10 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,214 km | 15 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,955 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,334 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,327 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,080 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,807 km | 6 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.
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