AirportsToliara Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Toliara, in Madagascar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TLE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TLE
- ICAO code
- FMST
- City
- Toliara
- State or region
- Toliara
- Country
- Madagascar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.3834° S, 43.7285° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (29 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TLE means Toliara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FMST. 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 23.3834° S, 43.7285° E. It stands 9 metres (29 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Antananarivo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Toliara Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 13 airports of Madagascar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 11/29 | 800 m 2,625 ft | 13 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morondava AirportMorondava | MOQ | 350 km |
| Tôlanaro AirportTôlanaro | FTU | 375 km |
| Mananjary AirportMananjary | MNJ | 534 km |
| Ivato International AirportAntananarivo | TNR | 641 km |
| Tambohorano AirportTambohorano | WTA | 657 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,792 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,683 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,551 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,373 km | 11 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,951 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,919 km | 22 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,064 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,013 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,050 km | 12 h 35 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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