AirportsTârgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Recea, in Mureş County, Romania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TGM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TGM
- ICAO code
- LRTM
- City
- Recea
- State or region
- Mureş County
- Country
- Romania
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.4677° N, 24.4125° E
- Elevation
- 294 m (963 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TGM means Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LRTM. 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 46.4677° N, 24.4125° E. It stands 294 metres (963 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Bucharest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Romania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avram Iancu Cluj International AirportCluj-Napoca | CLJ | 66 km |
| Sibiu International AirportSibiu | SBZ | 80 km |
| Brașov-Ghimbav International AirportBrașov (Ghimbav) | GHV | 120 km |
| Maramureș International AirportTăuții-Măgherăuș | BAY | 151 km |
| Satu Mare International AirportSatu Mare | SUJ | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,948 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,340 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,613 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,888 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,402 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,329 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,102 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,846 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,380 km | 19 h 00 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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