AirportsEl Tajín National Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Poza Rica, in Veracruz, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PAZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PAZ
- ICAO code
- MMPA
- City
- Poza Rica
- State or region
- Veracruz
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.6027° N, 97.4608° W
- Elevation
- 151 m (497 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PAZ means El Tajín National Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMPA. 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 20.6027° N, 97.4608° W. It stands 151 metres (497 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
El Tajín National Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 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 61.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,800 m 5,906 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla | PBC | 187 km |
| Felipe Ángeles International AirportMexico City | NLU | 188 km |
| General Francisco Javier Mina International AirportCiudad Madero | TAM | 193 km |
| General Heriberto Jara International AirportVeracruz | VER | 210 km |
| Mexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico City | MEX | 212 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,518 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,478 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,132 km | 17 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,697 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,158 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,538 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,636 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,339 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,192 km | 16 h 25 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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