AirportsNukus International Airport is a large airport serving Nukus, in Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NCU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NCU
- ICAO code
- UZNN
- City
- Nukus
- State or region
- Republic of Karakalpakstan
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.4884° N, 59.6233° E
- Elevation
- 75 m (246 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,007 m (9,865 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NCU means Nukus International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UZNN. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.4884° N, 59.6233° E. It stands 75 metres (246 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Samarkand, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nukus International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,007 metres (9,865 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 13 airports of Uzbekistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,007 m 9,865 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 07/25 | 605 m 1,985 ft | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashoguz International AirportDaşoguz, Turkmenistan | TAZ | 83 km |
| Urgench International AirportUrgench | UGC | 131 km |
| Baikonur Krayniy International AirportBaikonur, Kazakhstan | BXY | 451 km |
| Bukhara International AirportBukhara | BHK | 506 km |
| Ashgabat International AirportAshgabat, Turkmenistan | ASB | 512 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,205 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,885 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,956 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,532 km | 6 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,654 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,514 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,351 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,707 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,586 km | 15 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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