AirportsMelilla Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Melilla, in Melilla (city), Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MLN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MLN
- ICAO code
- GEML
- City
- Melilla
- State or region
- Melilla (city)
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.2798° N, 2.9563° W
- Elevation
- 48 m (156 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,433 m (4,701 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MLN means Melilla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GEML. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.2798° N, 2.9563° W. It stands 48 metres (156 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Ceuta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Melilla Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,433 metres (4,701 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 41.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,433 m 4,701 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nador Al Aaroui International AirportAl Aaroui, Morocco | NDR | 33 km |
| Cherif Al Idrissi AirportAl Hoceima, Morocco | AHU | 81 km |
| Oujda Angads AirportAhl Angad, Morocco | OUD | 108 km |
| Zenata – Messali El Hadj AirportZenata, Algeria | TLM | 140 km |
| Almería AirportAlmería | LEI | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,386 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,539 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,632 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,811 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,068 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,807 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,449 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,244 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,650 km | 21 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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