AirportsMecheria Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mecheria, in Naama Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MZW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MZW
- ICAO code
- DAAY
- City
- Mecheria
- State or region
- Naama Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.5359° N, 0.2424° W
- Elevation
- 1,175 m (3,855 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,591 m (11,780 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MZW means Mecheria Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAAY. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.5359° N, 0.2424° W. It stands 1,175 metres (3,855 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Saïda, about 148 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mecheria Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,591 metres (11,780 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,591 m 11,780 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 17/35 | 2,876 m 9,436 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Bayadh AirportEl Bayadh | EBH | 125 km |
| Bouarfa AirportBouarfa, Morocco | UAR | 198 km |
| Zenata – Messali El Hadj AirportZenata | TLM | 199 km |
| Oujda Angads AirportAhl Angad, Morocco | OUD | 208 km |
| Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International AirportEs-Sénia | ORN | 234 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,214 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,319 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,403 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,994 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,380 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,122 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,238 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,281 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,381 km | 21 h 25 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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