| Montelíbano Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Montelíbano, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 160 ft / 49 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°58′20″N75°25′58″W / 7.97222°N 75.43278°W Coordinates: 7°58′20″N75°25′58″W / 7.97222°N 75.43278°W | ||||||||||
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  MTB Location of the airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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Montelíbano Airport( IATA : MTB, ICAO : SKML) is an airport serving the city of Montelíbano in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. The airport is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the town, near a bend in the San Jorge River.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Montelíbano is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano.
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The Montelibano non-directional beacon (Ident: MLB) is 3.2 nautical miles (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) northeast of the airport. [3]
A non-directional (radio) beacon (NDB) is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) and TACAN. NDB signals follow the curvature of the Earth, so they can be received at much greater distances at lower altitudes, a major advantage over VOR. However, NDB signals are also affected more by atmospheric conditions, mountainous terrain, coastal refraction and electrical storms, particularly at long range.
