AirportsMoro Airport is a small airport serving Moro, in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MXH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MXH
- ICAO code
- AYMR
- City
- Moro
- State or region
- Southern Highlands Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 6.3633° S, 143.2380° E
- Elevation
- 835 m (2,740 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,760 m (5,774 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MXH means Moro Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYMR. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.3633° S, 143.2380° E. It stands 835 metres (2,740 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Mendi, about 52 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Port Moresby, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Moro Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,760 metres (5,774 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,760 m 5,774 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mendi AirportMendi | MDU | 52 km |
| Tari AirportTari | TIZ | 66 km |
| Wapenamanda AirportWapenamanda | WBM | 109 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 132 km |
| Sasereme AirportSasereme | TDS | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,066 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,204 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,096 km | 12 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,994 km | 17 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,723 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,171 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,440 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,674 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,174 km | 4 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.
Links
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