AirportsIxtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport is a large airport serving Ixtapa, in Guerrero, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZIH
- ICAO code
- MMZH
- City
- Ixtapa
- State or region
- Guerrero
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.6018° N, 101.4606° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,506 m (8,222 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZIH means Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMZH. 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 17.6018° N, 101.4606° W. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, about 88 km away in a straight line.
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
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,506 metres (8,222 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 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,506 m 8,222 ft | 60 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 Juan N. Álvarez International AirportAcapulco | ACA | 204 km |
| Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportUruapan | UPN | 209 km |
| General Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia | MLM | 254 km |
| Adolfo López Mateos International AirportToluca | TLC | 278 km |
| Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportColima | CLQ | 291 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,880 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,889 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,630 km | 18 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,220 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,684 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,479 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,520 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,272 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,663 km | 15 h 45 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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