AirportsSilvio Pettirossi International Airport is a large airport serving Asunción, in Central Department, Paraguay. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ASU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ASU
- ICAO code
- SGAS
- City
- Asunción
- State or region
- Central Department
- Country
- Paraguay
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.2402° S, 57.5192° W
- Elevation
- 89 m (292 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,352 m (10,997 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ASU means Silvio Pettirossi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SGAS. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.2402° S, 57.5192° W. It stands 89 metres (292 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Asuncion, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Silvio Pettirossi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,352 metres (10,997 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,352 m 10,997 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Formosa National AirportFormosa, Argentina | FMA | 129 km |
| Guaraní International AirportCiudad del Este | AGT | 270 km |
| Corrientes AirportCorrientes, Argentina | CNQ | 275 km |
| Teniente Ramon A. Ayub Gonzalez International AirportEncarnación | ENO | 277 km |
| Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin AirportPosadas, Argentina | PSS | 284 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,526 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,888 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,344 km | 16 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,181 km | 12 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,516 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,196 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,700 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,003 km | 22 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,770 km | 15 h 55 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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