AirportsSpriggs Payne Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Monrovia, in Montserrado County, Liberia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MLW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MLW
- ICAO code
- GLMR
- City
- Monrovia
- State or region
- Montserrado County
- Country
- Liberia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2891° N, 10.7587° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (25 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MLW means Spriggs Payne Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GLMR. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.2891° N, 10.7587° W. It stands 8 metres (25 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Monrovia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Spriggs Payne Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,829 m 6,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts International AirportMonrovia | ROB | 44 km |
| Lungi International AirportFreetown (Lungi-Town), Sierra Leone | FNA | 373 km |
| Ahmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry, Guinea | CKY | 482 km |
| San Pedro AirportCôte d'Ivoire | SPY | 485 km |
| Bouaké AirportBouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | BYK | 648 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,465 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,112 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,312 km | 9 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,113 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,291 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,218 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,723 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,436 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,422 km | 20 h 15 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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