AirportsAndrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport is a large airport serving Antofagasta, in Antofagasta Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ANF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ANF
- ICAO code
- SCFA
- City
- Antofagasta
- State or region
- Antofagasta Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.4453° S, 70.4452° W
- Elevation
- 139 m (455 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ANF means Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCFA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.4453° S, 70.4452° W. It stands 139 metres (455 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Santiago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 19 airports of Chile on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| El Loa AirportCalama | CJC | 190 km |
| Diego Aracena International AirportIquique | IQQ | 325 km |
| Ricardo García Posada AirportEl Salvador | ESR | 326 km |
| Desierto de Atacama AirportCopiapo | CPO | 426 km |
| Joya Andina International AirportQuijarro, Bolivia | UYU | 498 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,732 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,193 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,560 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,746 km | 13 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,134 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,150 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,486 km | 21 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,812 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,264 km | 15 h 15 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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