AirportsMalmö Sturup Airport is a large airport serving Malmö, in Skåne län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MMX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MMX
- ICAO code
- ESMS
- City
- Malmö
- State or region
- Skåne län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5356° N, 13.3763° E
- Elevation
- 72 m (236 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MMX means Malmö Sturup Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESMS. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.5356° N, 13.3763° E. It stands 72 metres (236 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Malmö Sturup Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 797 m 2,615 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Kastrup AirportCopenhagen, Denmark | CPH | 46 km |
| Copenhagen Roskilde AirportRoskilde, Denmark | RKE | 78 km |
| Ängelholm-Helsingborg AirportÄngelholm | AGH | 91 km |
| Bornholm AirportRønne, Denmark | RNN | 102 km |
| Halmstad AirportHalmstad | HAD | 133 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,794 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,365 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,775 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,018 km | 1 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,234 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,064 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,923 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,685 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,003 km | 19 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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