AirportsUruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Uruapan, in Michoacán, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UPN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UPN
- ICAO code
- MMPN
- City
- Uruapan
- State or region
- Michoacán
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.3967° N, 102.0390° W
- Elevation
- 1,603 m (5,258 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UPN means Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMPN. 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 19.3967° N, 102.0390° W. It stands 1,603 metres (5,258 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 37.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,400 m 7,874 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 |
|---|---|---|
| General Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia | MLM | 118 km |
| Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportColima | CLQ | 162 km |
| Guadalajara International AirportGuadalajara | GDL | 183 km |
| Guanajuato International AirportSilao | BJX | 187 km |
| Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International AirportIxtapa | ZIH | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,682 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,700 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,482 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,101 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,574 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,288 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,355 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,091 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,709 km | 15 h 50 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.
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