AirportsAmado Nervo National Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tepic, in Nayarit, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TPQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TPQ
- ICAO code
- MMEP
- City
- Tepic
- State or region
- Nayarit
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.4198° N, 104.8425° W
- Elevation
- 920 m (3,020 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TPQ means Amado Nervo National Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMEP. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.4198° N, 104.8425° W. It stands 920 metres (3,020 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mazatlan, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Amado Nervo National Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta International AirportPuerto Vallarta | PVR | 93 km |
| Guadalajara International AirportGuadalajara | GDL | 188 km |
| General Rafael Buelna International AirportMazatlàn | MZT | 243 km |
| Playa de Oro International AirportManzanillo | ZLO | 255 km |
| Aguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes | AGU | 263 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,454 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,504 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,403 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,102 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,619 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,926 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,987 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,724 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,563 km | 15 h 40 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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