AirportsMilan Malpensa International Airport is a large airport serving Ferno (VA), in Lombardy, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MXP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MXP
- ICAO code
- LIMC
- City
- Ferno (VA)
- State or region
- Lombardy
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 45.6306° N, 8.7281° E
- Elevation
- 234 m (768 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,920 m (12,861 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MXP means Milan Malpensa International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LIMC. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 45.6306° N, 8.7281° E. It stands 234 metres (768 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Milan, about 40 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Rome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Milan Malpensa International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,920 metres (12,861 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 3,920 m 12,861 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,920 m 12,861 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lugano AirportAgno, Switzerland | LUG | 44 km |
| Milano Linate AirportSegrate (MI) | LIN | 47 km |
| Il Caravaggio International AirportOrio al Serio (BG) | BGY | 76 km |
| Turin AirportCaselle Torinese (TO) | TRN | 97 km |
| Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio AirportMontichiari (BS) | VBS | 127 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,158 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,509 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,708 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 936 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,413 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,696 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,309 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,740 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,592 km | 20 h 30 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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