AirportsWelwitschia Mirabilis International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Moçâmedes, in Namibe Province, Angola. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSZ
- ICAO code
- FNMO
- City
- Moçâmedes
- State or region
- Namibe Province
- Country
- Angola
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.2612° S, 12.1468° E
- Elevation
- 64 m (210 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSZ means Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FNMO. 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 15.2612° S, 12.1468° E. It stands 64 metres (210 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Luanda, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 13 airports of Angola on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lubango Mukanka International AirportLubango | SDD | 158 km |
| Catumbela AirportCatumbela | CBT | 341 km |
| Ngjiva Pereira AirportNgiva | VPE | 427 km |
| Albano Machado AirportHuambo | NOV | 476 km |
| Ondangwa AirportOndangwa, Namibia | OND | 499 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,509 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,663 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,497 km | 8 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,520 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,770 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,662 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,245 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,369 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,033 km | 16 h 10 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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