AirportsMineral Wells Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mineral Wells, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MWL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MWL
- ICAO code
- KMWL
- City
- Mineral Wells
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W
- Elevation
- 297 m (974 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,828 m (5,996 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MWL means Mineral Wells Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMWL. 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 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W. It stands 297 metres (974 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Fort Worth, about 69 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
Mineral Wells Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,828 metres (5,996 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 447.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,828 m 5,996 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,277 m 4,188 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFort Worth | FTW | 66 km |
| Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth | DFW | 96 km |
| Dallas Love FieldDallas | DAL | 114 km |
| Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force BaseWichita Falls | SPS | 140 km |
| Waco Regional AirportWaco | ACT | 152 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,176 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,167 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,975 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,700 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,324 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,891 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,569 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,321 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,715 km | 17 h 00 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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