AirportsAraraquara Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Araraquara, in São Paulo, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AQA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AQA
- ICAO code
- SBAQ
- City
- Araraquara
- State or region
- São Paulo
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.8120° S, 48.1330° W
- Elevation
- 711 m (2,334 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,907 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AQA means Araraquara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBAQ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.8120° S, 48.1330° W. It stands 711 metres (2,334 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ribeirão Preto, about 78 km away in a straight line.
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
Araraquara Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,907 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 77.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,800 m 5,907 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leite Lopes AirportRibeirão Preto | RAO | 84 km |
| Bauru/Arealva–Moussa Nakhal Tobias State AirportBauru | JTC | 104 km |
| Viracopos International AirportCampinas | VCP | 168 km |
| Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State AirportSão José do Rio Preto | SJP | 172 km |
| Frank Miloye Milenkowichi–Marília State AirportMarília | MII | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,499 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,898 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,317 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,377 km | 11 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,434 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,673 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,237 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,305 km | 22 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,487 km | 16 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.
Links
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