AirportsVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois is a medium-sized airport serving Marion, in Illinois, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MWA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MWA
- ICAO code
- KMWA
- City
- Marion
- State or region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.7512° N, 89.0166° W
- Elevation
- 144 m (472 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,442 m (8,012 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MWA means Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMWA. 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 37.7512° N, 89.0166° W. It stands 144 metres (472 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Evansville, about 131 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,442 metres (8,012 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 235.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,442 m 8,012 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,523 m 4,997 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau Regional AirportCape Girardeau | CGI | 76 km |
| Barkley Regional AirportPaducah | PAH | 80 km |
| Scott AFB/Midamerica AirportBelleville | BLV | 114 km |
| Evansville Regional AirportEvansville | EVV | 134 km |
| St. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis | STL | 162 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,502 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,417 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,084 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,735 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,350 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,672 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,466 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,440 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,667 km | 18 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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