AirportsTamworth Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tamworth, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TMW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TMW
- ICAO code
- YSTW
- City
- Tamworth
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.0779° S, 150.8455° E
- Elevation
- 407 m (1,334 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TMW means Tamworth Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YSTW. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.0779° S, 150.8455° E. It stands 407 metres (1,334 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Sydney, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tamworth Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12R/30L | 1,110 m 3,642 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 18/36 | 1,020 m 3,346 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
| 06/24 | 842 m 2,762 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Armidale AirportArmidale | ARM | 96 km |
| Narrabri AirportNarrabri | NAA | 129 km |
| Port Macquarie AirportPort Macquarie | PQQ | 196 km |
| Moree AirportMoree | MRZ | 200 km |
| Newcastle AirportWilliamtown | NTL | 213 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,239 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,009 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,909 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,754 km | 20 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,902 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,932 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,117 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,498 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 320 km | 55 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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