Macau International Airport is a large airport serving Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Taipa), Macau. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MFM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MFM
- ICAO code
- VMMC
- City
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- State or region
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Taipa)
- Country
- Macau
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.1496° N, 113.5920° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,214 m (10,544 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MFM means Macau International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VMMC. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.1496° N, 113.5920° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Macau, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Macau International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,214 metres (10,544 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,214 m 10,544 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zhuhai Jinwan AirportZhuhai (Jinwan), China | ZUH | 27 km |
| Hong Kong International AirportHong Kong, Hong Kong | HKG | 38 km |
| Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportShenzhen, China | SZX | 59 km |
| Shun Tak HeliportCentral and Western, Hong Kong | HHP | 60 km |
| Foshan Shadi AirportFoshan (Nanhai), China | FUO | 117 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,721 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,240 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,892 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,626 km | 12 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,992 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,700 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,535 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,940 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,397 km | 9 h 25 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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