AirportsRomeu Zema Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Araxá, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAX
- ICAO code
- SBAX
- City
- Araxá
- State or region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.5632° S, 46.9604° W
- Elevation
- 999 m (3,276 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,900 m (6,234 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAX means Romeu Zema Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBAX. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.5632° S, 46.9604° W. It stands 999 metres (3,276 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Romeu Zema Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,900 metres (6,234 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 71.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,900 m 6,234 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mário de Almeida Franco AirportUberaba | UBA | 108 km |
| Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato AirportUberlândia | UDI | 153 km |
| Leite Lopes AirportRibeirão Preto | RAO | 194 km |
| Pedro Rabelo de Souza AirportParacatu | PYT | 258 km |
| Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães AirportCaldas Novas | CLV | 268 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,297 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,736 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,115 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,099 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,246 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,614 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,262 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,119 km | 22 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,763 km | 17 h 05 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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