AirportsPort Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base is a medium-sized 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 PHG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PHG
- ICAO code
- DNPM
- City
- Port Harcourt
- State or region
- Rivers State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.8461° N, 7.0214° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (57 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PHG means Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNPM. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.8461° N, 7.0214° E. It stands 17 metres (57 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 City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,110 metres (6,923 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/26 | 2,110 m 6,923 ft | not listed | 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 International AirportPort Harcourt | PHC | 20 km |
| Sam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri | QOW | 68 km |
| Akwa Ibom International AirportUyo | QUO | 119 km |
| Margaret Ekpo International AirportCalabar | CBQ | 148 km |
| Asaba International AirportAsaba | ABB | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,806 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,296 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,624 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,231 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,881 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,854 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,767 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,353 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,103 km | 18 h 40 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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