AirportsMargate Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Margate, in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MGH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MGH
- ICAO code
- FAMG
- City
- Margate
- State or region
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.8574° S, 30.3430° E
- Elevation
- 151 m (495 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,370 m (4,495 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MGH means Margate Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAMG. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.8574° S, 30.3430° E. It stands 151 metres (495 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Mpumalanga, about 120 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Margate Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,370 metres (4,495 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,370 m 4,495 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg | PZB | 134 km |
| King Shaka International AirportDurban | DUR | 157 km |
| K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha | UTT | 176 km |
| Richards Bay AirportRichards Bay | RCB | 290 km |
| Moshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod), Lesotho | MSU | 310 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,256 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,175 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,783 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,637 km | 12 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,292 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,073 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,532 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,572 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,509 km | 13 h 10 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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