AirportsMaripasoula Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Maripasoula, in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MPY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MPY
- ICAO code
- SOOA
- City
- Maripasoula
- State or region
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- Country
- French Guiana
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.6559° N, 54.0394° W
- Elevation
- 124 m (406 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,938 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MPY means Maripasoula Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SOOA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.6559° N, 54.0394° W. It stands 124 metres (406 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Maripasoula Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,938 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,200 m 3,938 ft | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Drietabbetje AirportDrietabbetje, Suriname | DRJ | 87 km |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni AirportSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni | LDX | 203 km |
| Moengo AirstripMoengo, Suriname | MOJ | 221 km |
| Cayenne – Félix Eboué AirportMatoury | CAY | 227 km |
| Johan Adolf Pengel International AirportParamaribo, Suriname | PBM | 237 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,688 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,683 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,768 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,253 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,563 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,429 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,511 km | 21 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,424 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,754 km | 19 h 30 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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