AirportsChişinău International Airport is a large airport serving Chişinău, in Chişinău (city), Moldova. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RMO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RMO
- ICAO code
- LUKK
- City
- Chişinău
- State or region
- Chişinău (city)
- Country
- Moldova
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 46.9277° N, 28.9317° E
- Elevation
- 122 m (399 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,590 m (11,778 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RMO means Chişinău International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LUKK. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.9277° N, 28.9317° E. It stands 122 metres (399 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Chisinau, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chişinău International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,590 metres (11,778 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,590 m 11,778 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,383 m 7,818 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iaşi International AirportIaşi, Romania | IAS | 103 km |
| Bacău George Enescu International AirportBacău, Romania | BCM | 161 km |
| Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International AirportSuceava, Romania | SCV | 212 km |
| Mihail Kogălniceanu International AirportConstanța, Romania | CND | 287 km |
| Brașov-Ghimbav International AirportBrașov (Ghimbav), Romania | GHV | 295 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,611 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,035 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,353 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,179 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,649 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,448 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,769 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,549 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,039 km | 18 h 35 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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