AirportsLa Nubia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Manizales, in Caldas Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MZL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MZL
- ICAO code
- SKMZ
- City
- Manizales
- State or region
- Caldas Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.0296° N, 75.4647° W
- Elevation
- 2,094 m (6,871 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,474 m (4,835 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MZL means La Nubia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKMZ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.0296° N, 75.4647° W. It stands 2,094 metres (6,871 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Nubia Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,474 metres (4,835 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 38.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,474 m 4,835 ft | 20 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matecaña International AirportPereira | PEI | 39 km |
| El Eden AirportArmenia | AXM | 72 km |
| Perales AirportIbagué | IBE | 77 km |
| Jose Maria Córdova International AirportMedellín | MDE | 126 km |
| Enrique Olaya Herrera AirportMedellín | EOH | 133 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,264 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,632 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,731 km | 17 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,535 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,963 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,467 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,303 km | 23 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,194 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,238 km | 17 h 40 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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