AirportsMontpellier-Méditerranée Airport is a large airport serving Montpellier/Méditerranée, in Occitanie, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MPL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MPL
- ICAO code
- LFMT
- City
- Montpellier/Méditerranée
- State or region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.5762° N, 3.9630° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (17 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MPL means Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFMT. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.5762° N, 3.9630° E. It stands 5 metres (17 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12R/30L | 1,100 m 3,609 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nîmes-Arles-Camargue AirportNîmes/Garons | FNI | 42 km |
| Béziers Vias airportBéziers | BZR | 57 km |
| Avignon Caumont airportAvignon | AVN | 84 km |
| Marseille Provence AirportMarignane, Bouches-du-Rhône | MRS | 102 km |
| Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportPerpignan/Rivesaltes | PGF | 128 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,567 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,877 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,043 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 938 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,177 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,605 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,709 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,147 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,001 km | 21 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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