AirportsKruger Mpumalanga International Airport is a large airport serving Mbombela, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MQP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MQP
- ICAO code
- FAKN
- City
- Mbombela
- State or region
- Mpumalanga
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.3833° S, 31.1053° E
- Elevation
- 862 m (2,829 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MQP means Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAKN. 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 25.3833° S, 31.1053° E. It stands 862 metres (2,829 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kruger Mpumalanga 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 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skukuza AirportSkukuza | SZK | 68 km |
| Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base HoedspruitHoedspruit | HDS | 114 km |
| King Mswati III International AirportMpaka, Eswatini | SHO | 125 km |
| Maputo AirportMaputo, Mozambique | MPM | 159 km |
| Hendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa | PHW | 161 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,754 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,696 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,205 km | 8 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,086 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,019 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,933 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,361 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,231 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,878 km | 13 h 35 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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