AirportsTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport is a large airport serving San Carlos de Bariloche, in Río Negro Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BRC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BRC
- ICAO code
- SAZS
- City
- San Carlos de Bariloche
- State or region
- Río Negro Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.1512° S, 71.1575° W
- Elevation
- 846 m (2,774 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,348 m (7,703 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BRC means Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAZS. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.1512° S, 71.1575° W. It stands 846 metres (2,774 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Puerto Montt, about 153 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Salta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,348 metres (7,703 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,348 m 7,703 ft | 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aviador C. Campos AirportChapelco/San Martin de los Andes | CPC | 120 km |
| El Tepual International AirportPuerto Montt, Chile | PMC | 165 km |
| Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno, Chile | ZOS | 171 km |
| Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International AirportEsquel | EQS | 195 km |
| Pucón AirportPucon, Chile | ZPC | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,822 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,821 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,824 km | 18 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,352 km | 15 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,099 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,647 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,563 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,261 km | 21 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,609 km | 13 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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