AirportsPort Harcourt International Airport is a large airport serving Port Harcourt, in Rivers State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PHC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PHC
- ICAO code
- DNPO
- City
- Port Harcourt
- State or region
- Rivers State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.0155° N, 6.9496° E
- Elevation
- 27 m (87 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PHC means Port Harcourt International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNPO. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.0155° N, 6.9496° E. It stands 27 metres (87 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Port Harcourt International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt | PHG | 20 km |
| Sam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri | QOW | 54 km |
| Akwa Ibom International AirportUyo | QUO | 128 km |
| Asaba International AirportAsaba | ABB | 136 km |
| Warri AirportOkpe | QRW | 141 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,804 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,297 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,622 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,211 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,863 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,835 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,774 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,345 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,122 km | 18 h 45 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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