AirportsMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jackson, in Tennessee, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MKL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MKL
- ICAO code
- KMKL
- City
- Jackson
- State or region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.5999° N, 88.9156° W
- Elevation
- 132 m (434 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,830 m (6,005 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MKL means McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMKL. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.5999° N, 88.9156° W. It stands 132 metres (434 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Memphis, about 114 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,830 metres (6,005 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 439.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,830 m 6,005 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,079 m 3,539 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick W. Smith International AirportMemphis | MEM | 114 km |
| Tupelo Regional AirportTupelo | TUP | 149 km |
| Northwest Alabama Regional AirportMuscle Shoals | MSL | 152 km |
| Jonesboro Municipal AirportJonesboro | JBR | 158 km |
| Barkley Regional AirportPaducah | PAH | 163 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,732 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,638 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,278 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,897 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,435 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,690 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,693 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,634 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,612 km | 18 h 05 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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