AirportsGeneral Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Zacatecas, in Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZCL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZCL
- ICAO code
- MMZC
- City
- Zacatecas
- State or region
- Zacatecas
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.8949° N, 102.6872° W
- Elevation
- 2,177 m (7,141 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZCL means General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMZC. 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 22.8949° N, 102.6872° W. It stands 2,177 metres (7,141 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
General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes | AGU | 138 km |
| Ponciano Arriaga International AirportSan Luis Potosí | SLP | 193 km |
| General Guadalupe Victoria International AirportDurango | DGO | 232 km |
| Guanajuato International AirportSilao | BJX | 245 km |
| Guadalajara International AirportGuadalajara | GDL | 271 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,294 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,322 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,162 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,836 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,345 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,964 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,063 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,775 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,837 km | 16 h 00 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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