AirportsFelipe Ángeles International Airport is a large airport serving Mexico City, in México (state), Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NLU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NLU
- ICAO code
- MMSM
- City
- Mexico City
- State or region
- México (state)
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7438° N, 99.0151° W
- Elevation
- 2,246 m (7,369 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NLU means Felipe Ángeles International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMSM. 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 19.7438° N, 99.0151° W. It stands 2,246 metres (7,369 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/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Felipe Ángeles International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,500 metres (14,764 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04C/22C | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico City | MEX | 35 km |
| Adolfo López Mateos International AirportToluca | TLC | 73 km |
| Hermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla | PBC | 94 km |
| Querétaro Intercontinental AirportQuerétaro | QRO | 156 km |
| El Tajín National AirportPoza Rica | PAZ | 188 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,628 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,607 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,297 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,874 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,335 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,481 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,580 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,292 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,004 km | 16 h 10 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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