AirportsMassena International Airport Richards Field is a medium-sized airport serving Massena, in New York, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSS
- ICAO code
- KMSS
- City
- Massena
- State or region
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.9362° N, 74.8443° W
- Elevation
- 66 m (215 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,707 m (5,601 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSS means Massena International Airport Richards Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMSS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.9362° N, 74.8443° W. It stands 66 metres (215 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Gloucester, about 77 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Massena International Airport Richards Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,707 metres (5,601 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 457.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,707 m 5,601 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg International AirportOgdensburg | OGS | 57 km |
| Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa, Canada | YOW | 78 km |
| Adirondack Regional AirportSaranac Lake | SLK | 79 km |
| Ottawa / Rockcliffe AirportOttawa, Canada | YRO | 86 km |
| Ottawa / Gatineau AirportGatineau, Canada | YND | 86 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,362 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,181 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,723 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,319 km | 6 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 486 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,883 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,867 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,411 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,939 km | 19 h 40 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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