AirportsMytilene International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mytilene, in North Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MJT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MJT
- ICAO code
- LGMT
- City
- Mytilene
- State or region
- North Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.0574° N, 26.5986° E
- Elevation
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,406 m (7,894 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MJT means Mytilene International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGMT. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.0574° N, 26.5986° E. It stands 18 metres (60 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Çiğli, about 75 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mytilene International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,406 metres (7,894 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,406 m 7,894 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Balıkesir Koca Seyit AirportEdremit, Turkey | EDO | 65 km |
| Chios Island National AirportChios Island | JKH | 89 km |
| Adnan Menderes International AirportGaziemir, Turkey | ADB | 98 km |
| Çanakkale AirportÇanakkale, Turkey | CKZ | 121 km |
| Balıkesir AirportBalıkesir, Turkey | BZI | 130 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,747 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,947 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,094 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,505 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,038 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,134 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,827 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,257 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,105 km | 18 h 40 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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