AirportsJaluit Airport is a small airport serving Jabor Jaluit Atoll, in Jaluit, Marshall Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UIT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UIT
- ICAO code
- N55
- City
- Jabor Jaluit Atoll
- State or region
- Jaluit
- Country
- Marshall Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 5.9092° N, 169.6373° E
- Elevation
- 1 m (4 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UIT means Jaluit Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: N55. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.9092° N, 169.6373° E. It stands 1 metres (4 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Jaluit Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Marshall Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 18 m | Coral | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kili AirportKili Island | KIO | 64 km |
| Jeh AirportAilinglapalap Atoll | JEJ | 199 km |
| Marshall Islands International AirportMajuro Atoll | MAJ | 222 km |
| Mili Island AirportMili Island | MIJ | 232 km |
| Enejit AirportEnejit Island | EJT | 260 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,941 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,499 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,122 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,565 km | 16 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,754 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,979 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,298 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,490 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,839 km | 6 h 20 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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