AirportsMisrata International Airport is a small airport serving Misrata, in Misurata District, Libya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MRA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MRA
- ICAO code
- HLMS
- City
- Misrata
- State or region
- Misurata District
- Country
- Libya
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 32.3250° N, 15.0610° E
- Elevation
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MRA means Misrata International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HLMS. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.3250° N, 15.0610° E. It stands 18 metres (60 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Tripoli, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Misrata International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Libya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitiga International AirportTripoli | MJI | 178 km |
| Malta International AirportValletta, Malta | MLA | 395 km |
| Xewkija HeliportGozo, Malta | GZM | 418 km |
| Lampedusa AirportLampedusa, Italy | LMP | 419 km |
| Djerba Zarzis International AirportMellita, Tunisia | DJE | 435 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,879 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,905 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,982 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,475 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,653 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,185 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,827 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,523 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,956 km | 19 h 45 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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