AirportsNice-Côte d'Azur Airport is a large airport serving Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NCE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NCE
- ICAO code
- LFMN
- City
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
- State or region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.6584° N, 7.2159° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,963 m (9,721 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NCE means Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFMN. 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 43.6584° N, 7.2159° E. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,963 metres (9,721 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 2,963 m 9,721 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 2,628 m 8,622 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monaco HeliportFontvieille, Monaco | MCM | 18 km |
| La Môle AirportSaint-Tropez | LTT | 78 km |
| Cuneo International AirportLevaldigi (CN), Italy | CUF | 104 km |
| Toulon-Hyères AirportHyères, Var | TLN | 107 km |
| Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGenova (GE), Italy | GOA | 155 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,308 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,615 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,785 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,041 km | 1 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,407 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,779 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,448 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,987 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,741 km | 20 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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