AirportsSuboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport is a medium-sized airport serving San Rafael, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AFA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AFA
- ICAO code
- SAMR
- City
- San Rafael
- State or region
- Mendoza Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.5883° S, 68.4039° W
- Elevation
- 753 m (2,470 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AFA means Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAMR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.5883° S, 68.4039° W. It stands 753 metres (2,470 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Mendoza, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,110 metres (6,923 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 33.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,110 m 6,923 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMendoza | MDZ | 199 km |
| Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda AirportSan Luis | LUQ | 239 km |
| Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSantiago, Chile | SCL | 257 km |
| Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan | UAQ | 335 km |
| Santa Rosa AirportSanta Rosa | RSA | 434 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,695 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,837 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,567 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,627 km | 14 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,383 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,228 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,236 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,456 km | 21 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,351 km | 14 h 10 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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