AirportsPuerto Escondido International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Escondido, in Oaxaca, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PXM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PXM
- ICAO code
- MMPS
- City
- Puerto Escondido
- State or region
- Oaxaca
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.8768° N, 97.0891° W
- Elevation
- 90 m (294 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PXM means Puerto Escondido International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMPS. 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 15.8768° N, 97.0891° W. It stands 90 metres (294 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Oaxaca, about 137 km away in a straight line.
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
Puerto Escondido International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,300 metres (7,546 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 45.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,300 m 7,546 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bahías de Huatulco International AirportHuatulco | HUX | 89 km |
| Xoxocotlán International AirportOaxaca | OAX | 131 km |
| General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air BaseIxtepec | IZT | 222 km |
| General Juan N. Álvarez International AirportAcapulco | ACA | 301 km |
| Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International AirportCosoleacaque | MTT | 364 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,035 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,975 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,555 km | 18 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,081 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,553 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,930 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,010 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,740 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,969 km | 16 h 05 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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