AirportsMersa Matruh International Airport is a large airport serving Marsa Matruh, in Matruh Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MUH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MUH
- ICAO code
- HEMM
- City
- Marsa Matruh
- State or region
- Matruh Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.3243° N, 27.2223° E
- Elevation
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MUH means Mersa Matruh International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HEMM. 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 31.3243° N, 27.2223° E. It stands 23 metres (75 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Cairo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mersa Matruh International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 17 airports of Egypt on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 15/33 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| El Alamein International AirportEl Alamein | DBB | 126 km |
| Alexandria International AirportAlexandria | HBE | 239 km |
| Sphinx International AirportAl Jiza | SPX | 376 km |
| Cairo International AirportCairo | CAI | 421 km |
| Sitia AirportCrete Island, Greece | JSH | 445 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,775 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,753 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,829 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,181 km | 4 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,628 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,913 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,675 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,781 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,825 km | 18 h 20 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.
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