AirportsRoberts International Airport is a large airport serving Monrovia, in Margibi County, Liberia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ROB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ROB
- ICAO code
- GLRB
- City
- Monrovia
- State or region
- Margibi County
- Country
- Liberia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2338° N, 10.3623° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ROB means Roberts International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GLRB. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.2338° N, 10.3623° W. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Monrovia, about 49 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Monrovia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Roberts International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spriggs Payne AirportMonrovia | MLW | 44 km |
| Lungi International AirportFreetown (Lungi-Town), Sierra Leone | FNA | 410 km |
| San Pedro AirportCôte d'Ivoire | SPY | 442 km |
| Ahmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry, Guinea | CKY | 516 km |
| Bouaké AirportBouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | BYK | 607 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,429 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,072 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,275 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,112 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,328 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,257 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,680 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,419 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,395 km | 20 h 15 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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