AirportsMilingimbi Airport is a small airport serving Milingimbi Island, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MGT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MGT
- ICAO code
- YMGB
- City
- Milingimbi Island
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 12.0944° S, 134.8940° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (53 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,410 m (4,626 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MGT means Milingimbi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMGB. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.0944° S, 134.8940° E. It stands 16 metres (53 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Milingimbi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,410 metres (4,626 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 125.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,410 m 4,626 ft | 18 m | Steel planking | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ramingining Airport | RAM | 29 km |
| Maningrida AirportManingrida | MNG | 72 km |
| Elcho Island AirportElcho Island | ELC | 74 km |
| Lake Evella Airport | LEL | 109 km |
| Gove AirportNhulunbuy | GOV | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,678 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,628 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,552 km | 12 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,085 km | 17 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,784 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,286 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,725 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,323 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,937 km | 4 h 00 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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