AirportsTaba International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Taba, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TCP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TCP
- ICAO code
- HETB
- City
- Taba
- State or region
- South Sinai Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.5945° N, 34.7758° E
- Elevation
- 739 m (2,425 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TCP means Taba International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HETB. 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 29.5945° N, 34.7758° E. It stands 739 metres (2,425 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Beersheba, about 184 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jerusalem, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Taba International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 17 airports of Egypt on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| King Hussein International AirportAqaba, Jordan | AQJ | 24 km |
| Ramon International AirportEilat, Israel | ETM | 27 km |
| Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh | SSH | 184 km |
| El Arish International AirportEl Arish | AAC | 186 km |
| Neom Bay AirportSharma, Saudi Arabia | NUM | 192 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,091 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,012 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,086 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,784 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,295 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,409 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,932 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,344 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,080 km | 17 h 30 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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