AirportsMakokou Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Makokou, in Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MKU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MKU
- ICAO code
- FOOK
- City
- Makokou
- State or region
- Ogooué-Ivindo Province
- Country
- Gabon
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.5792° N, 12.8909° E
- Elevation
- 526 m (1,726 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,796 m (5,892 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MKU means Makokou Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FOOK. 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 0.5792° N, 12.8909° E. It stands 526 metres (1,726 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Libreville, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Makokou Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,796 metres (5,892 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Gabon on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,796 m 5,892 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oyem AirportOyem | OYE | 181 km |
| President Obiang Nguema International AirportMengomeyén, Equatorial Guinea | GEM | 241 km |
| M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International AirportFranceville | MVB | 256 km |
| Bata International AirportBata, Equatorial Guinea | BSG | 373 km |
| Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportYaoundé, Cameroon | NSI | 380 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,476 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,846 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,319 km | 6 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,796 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,685 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,656 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,129 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,216 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,308 km | 17 h 45 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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