AirportsXai-Xai Chongoene Airport is a small airport serving Xai-Xai, in Gaza Province, Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VJB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VJB
- ICAO code
- FQXA
- City
- Xai-Xai
- State or region
- Gaza Province
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 24.8929° S, 33.7530° E
- Elevation
- 89 m (291 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VJB means Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQXA. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.8929° S, 33.7530° E. It stands 89 metres (291 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Maputo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Mozambique on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,800 m 5,906 ft | not listed | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maputo AirportMaputo | MPM | 165 km |
| Inhambane AirportInhambane | INH | 202 km |
| Skukuza AirportSkukuza, South Africa | SZK | 218 km |
| King Mswati III International AirportMpaka, Eswatini | SHO | 261 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela, South Africa | MQP | 272 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,536 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,468 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,041 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,126 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,208 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,148 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,089 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,971 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,720 km | 13 h 25 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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