AirportsXoxocotlán International Airport is a large airport serving Oaxaca, in Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OAX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OAX
- ICAO code
- MMOX
- City
- Oaxaca
- State or region
- Oaxaca
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 16.9988° N, 96.7261° W
- Elevation
- 1,521 m (4,989 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,450 m (8,038 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OAX means Xoxocotlán International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMOX. 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 16.9988° N, 96.7261° W. It stands 1,521 metres (4,989 feet) above sea level.
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
Xoxocotlán International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,450 metres (8,038 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,450 m 8,038 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Escondido International AirportPuerto Escondido | PXM | 131 km |
| Bahías de Huatulco International AirportHuatulco | HUX | 145 km |
| General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air BaseIxtepec | IZT | 184 km |
| General Heriberto Jara International AirportVeracruz | VER | 245 km |
| Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International AirportCosoleacaque | MTT | 258 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,906 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,844 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,430 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,960 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,429 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,867 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,961 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,679 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,065 km | 16 h 15 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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