AirportsTupelo Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tupelo, in Mississippi, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TUP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TUP
- ICAO code
- KTUP
- City
- Tupelo
- State or region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.2681° N, 88.7699° W
- Elevation
- 105 m (346 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,179 m (7,150 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TUP means Tupelo Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTUP. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.2681° N, 88.7699° W. It stands 105 metres (346 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Memphis, about 153 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tupelo Regional Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,179 metres (7,150 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 322.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,179 m 7,150 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Triangle Regional AirportColumbus/W Point/Starkville | GTR | 92 km |
| Northwest Alabama Regional AirportMuscle Shoals | MSL | 119 km |
| Frederick W. Smith International AirportMemphis | MEM | 140 km |
| McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportJackson | MKL | 149 km |
| Huntsville International AirportHuntsville | HSV | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,873 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,772 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,392 km | 15 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,993 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,498 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,719 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,836 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,759 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,581 km | 18 h 05 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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