AirportsQuetzalcóatl International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nuevo Laredo, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NLD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NLD
- ICAO code
- MMNL
- City
- Nuevo Laredo
- State or region
- Tamaulipas
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.4439° N, 99.5705° W
- Elevation
- 148 m (484 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NLD means Quetzalcóatl International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMNL. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.4439° N, 99.5705° W. It stands 148 metres (484 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Matamoros, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Quetzalcóatl International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 58.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,000 m 6,562 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laredo International AirportLaredo, United States | LRD | 15 km |
| Piedras Negras International AirportPiedras Negras | PDS | 162 km |
| Monterrey International AirportMonterrey | MTY | 193 km |
| McAllen Miller International AirportMcAllen, United States | MFE | 193 km |
| Corpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi, United States | CRP | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,778 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,777 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,570 km | 16 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,246 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,777 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,937 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,941 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,646 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,344 km | 16 h 35 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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