AirportsShinyanga Airport is a small airport serving Shinyanga, in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHY
- ICAO code
- HTSY
- City
- Shinyanga
- State or region
- Shinyanga Region
- Country
- Tanzania
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 3.6093° S, 33.5035° E
- Elevation
- 1,158 m (3,800 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,068 m (6,785 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHY means Shinyanga Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HTSY. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.6093° S, 33.5035° E. It stands 1,158 metres (3,800 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Dar es Salaam, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shinyanga Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,068 metres (6,785 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Tanzania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,068 m 6,785 ft | not listed | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mwanza International AirportMwanza | MWZ | 144 km |
| Tabora AirportTabora | TBO | 179 km |
| Seronera AirportSeronera | SEU | 195 km |
| Musoma AirportMusoma | MUZ | 237 km |
| Mara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena, Kenya | MRE | 297 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,869 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,990 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,983 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,916 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,723 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,563 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,853 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,711 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,281 km | 15 h 20 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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