AirportsNosy Be International Airport is a large airport serving Nosy Be, in Antsiranana, Madagascar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NOS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NOS
- ICAO code
- FMNN
- City
- Nosy Be
- State or region
- Antsiranana
- Country
- Madagascar
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.3121° S, 48.3148° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,190 m (7,185 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NOS means Nosy Be International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FMNN. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.3121° S, 48.3148° E. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Antsiranana, about 153 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Antananarivo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nosy Be International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,190 metres (7,185 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 13 airports of Madagascar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,190 m 7,185 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arrachart AirportAntisiranana | DIE | 151 km |
| Sambava AirportSambava | SVB | 228 km |
| Maroantsetra AirportMaroantsetra | WMN | 279 km |
| Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International AirportDzaoudzi, Mayotte | DZA | 333 km |
| Amborovy AirportMahajanga | MJN | 337 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,590 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,496 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,356 km | 5 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,599 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,659 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,358 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,350 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,994 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,333 km | 12 h 55 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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