AirportsManihiki Island Airport is a small airport serving Manihiki Island, in (unassigned), Cook Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MHX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MHX
- ICAO code
- NCMH
- City
- Manihiki Island
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 10.3809° S, 160.9994° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MHX means Manihiki Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NCMH. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.3809° S, 160.9994° W. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Manihiki Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Cook Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aitutaki AirportAitutaki | AIT | 950 km |
| Fitiuta AirportFitiuta Village, American Samoa | FTI | 1,010 km |
| Ofu AirportOfu, American Samoa | OFU | 1,032 km |
| Enua AirportAtiu Island | AIU | 1,110 km |
| Mitiaro Island AirportMitiaro Island | MOI | 1,110 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,663 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,164 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 15,844 km | 19 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,116 km | 18 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,525 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,671 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,582 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,034 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,512 km | 7 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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