AirportsMalabo International Airport is a large airport serving Malabo, in Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SSG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SSG
- ICAO code
- FGSL
- City
- Malabo
- State or region
- Bioko Norte Province
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 3.7553° N, 8.7087° E
- Elevation
- 23 m (76 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,940 m (9,647 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SSG means Malabo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FGSL. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.7553° N, 8.7087° E. It stands 23 metres (76 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Malabo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Malabo International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,940 metres (9,647 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Equatorial Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,940 m 9,647 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Douala International AirportDouala, Cameroon | DLA | 116 km |
| Margaret Ekpo International AirportCalabar, Nigeria | CBQ | 142 km |
| Akwa Ibom International AirportUyo, Nigeria | QUO | 142 km |
| Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt, Nigeria | PHG | 223 km |
| Bata International AirportBata | BSG | 239 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,701 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,158 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,522 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,374 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,102 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,074 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,584 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,310 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,886 km | 18 h 25 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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