AirportsNinoy Aquino International Airport is a large airport serving Manila (Pasay), in National Capital Region (Metropolitan Manila), Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MNL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MNL
- ICAO code
- RPLL
- City
- Manila (Pasay)
- State or region
- National Capital Region (Metropolitan Manila)
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 14.5086° N, 121.0200° E
- Elevation
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,737 m (12,261 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MNL means Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPLL. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.5086° N, 121.0200° E. It stands 23 metres (75 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ninoy Aquino International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,737 metres (12,261 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,737 m 12,261 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,258 m 7,408 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointOlongapo | SFS | 87 km |
| Clark International Airport / Clark Air BaseMabalacat | CRK | 90 km |
| Balesin Island AirportBalesin | BSI | 110 km |
| San Jose AirportSan Jose | SJI | 239 km |
| Naga AirportNaga | WNP | 264 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,773 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,136 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,905 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,767 km | 13 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,696 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,740 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,375 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,996 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,263 km | 8 h 05 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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