AirportsChristmas Island International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Flying Fish Cove, in (unassigned), Christmas Island. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XCH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XCH
- ICAO code
- YPXM
- City
- Flying Fish Cove
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Christmas Island
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.4504° S, 105.6911° E
- Elevation
- 279 m (916 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,103 m (6,900 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XCH means Christmas Island International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPXM. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.4504° S, 105.6911° E. It stands 279 metres (916 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Christmas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Christmas Island International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,103 metres (6,900 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,103 m 6,900 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nusawiru AirportCijulang, Indonesia | CJN | 432 km |
| Husein Sastranegara International AirportBandung, Indonesia | BDO | 446 km |
| Tunggul Wulung AirportCilacap, Indonesia | CXP | 482 km |
| Halim Perdanakusuma International AirportJakarta, Indonesia | HLP | 484 km |
| Soekarno-Hatta International AirportJakarta, Indonesia | CGK | 492 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,315 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,871 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,741 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,031 km | 15 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,658 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,834 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,326 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,243 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,302 km | 6 h 55 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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