AirportsMaio Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vila do Maio, in Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MMO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MMO
- ICAO code
- GVMA
- City
- Vila do Maio
- State or region
- Sotavento Islands
- Country
- Cape Verde
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.1559° N, 23.2137° W
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MMO means Maio Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GVMA. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.1559° N, 23.2137° W. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Praia, about 41 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Cape Verde, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Maio Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Cape Verde on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Mandela International AirportPraia | RAI | 38 km |
| Aristides Pereira International AirportRabil | BVC | 114 km |
| São Filipe AirportSão Filipe | SFL | 139 km |
| Amílcar Cabral International AirportEspargos | SID | 179 km |
| Preguiça AirportPreguiça | SNE | 196 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,178 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,078 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,171 km | 10 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,517 km | 5 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,620 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,539 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,929 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,099 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,851 km | 22 h 00 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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