AirportsSam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Owerri, in Imo State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is QOW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- QOW
- ICAO code
- DNIM
- City
- Owerri
- State or region
- Imo State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.4271° N, 7.2060° E
- Elevation
- 114 m (373 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, QOW means Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNIM. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.4271° N, 7.2060° E. It stands 114 metres (373 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
Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,700 m 8,858 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
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 | 54 km |
| Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt | PHG | 68 km |
| Asaba International AirportAsaba | ABB | 105 km |
| Akwa Ibom International AirportUyo | QUO | 116 km |
| Akanu Ibiam International AirportEnegu | ENU | 123 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,758 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,256 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,575 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,169 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,855 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,826 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,744 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,292 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,135 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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