AirportsNacala International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nacala, in Nampula Province, Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MNC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MNC
- ICAO code
- FQNC
- City
- Nacala
- State or region
- Nampula Province
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.4882° S, 40.7122° E
- Elevation
- 125 m (410 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MNC means Nacala International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQNC. 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 14.4882° S, 40.7122° E. It stands 125 metres (410 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Maputo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nacala International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 12 airports of Mozambique on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,100 m 10,171 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pemba AirportPemba | POL | 167 km |
| Nampula AirportNampula | APL | 168 km |
| Prince Said Ibrahim International AirportMoroni, Comoros | HAH | 430 km |
| Mtwara AirportMtwara, Tanzania | MYW | 465 km |
| Besalampy AirportBesalampy, Madagascar | BPY | 475 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,182 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,131 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,696 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,343 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,107 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,001 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,181 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,747 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,910 km | 13 h 40 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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