AirportsVilankulo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vilanculo, in Inhambane Province, Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VNX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VNX
- ICAO code
- FQVL
- City
- Vilanculo
- State or region
- Inhambane Province
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.0184° S, 35.3133° E
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,470 m (4,823 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VNX means Vilankulo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQVL. 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 22.0184° S, 35.3133° E. It stands 14 metres (46 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
Vilankulo Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,470 metres (4,823 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Mozambique on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,470 m 4,823 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 750 m 2,461 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Inhambane AirportInhambane | INH | 207 km |
| Beira International AirportBeira | BEW | 251 km |
| Xai-Xai Chongoene AirportXai-Xai | VJB | 357 km |
| Chimoio AirportChimoio | VPY | 374 km |
| Hendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa, South Africa | PHW | 476 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,190 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,128 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,684 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,885 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,156 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,126 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,878 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,675 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,813 km | 13 h 30 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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