AirportsCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport is a large airport serving São Paulo, in Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CGH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CGH
- ICAO code
- SBSP
- City
- São Paulo
- State or region
- São Paulo
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.6277° S, 46.6546° W
- Elevation
- 802 m (2,631 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,940 m (6,365 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CGH means Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBSP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.6277° S, 46.6546° W. It stands 802 metres (2,631 feet) above sea level.
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
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,940 metres (6,365 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 69.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 1,940 m 6,365 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17L/35R | 1,495 m 4,905 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 |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportSão Paulo | GRU | 29 km |
| Viracopos International AirportCampinas | VCP | 85 km |
| Sorocaba AirportSorocaba | SOD | 87 km |
| Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf AirportSão José Dos Campos | SJK | 92 km |
| Araraquara AirportAraraquara | AQA | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,421 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,777 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,242 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,488 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,677 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,917 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,999 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,551 km | 22 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,341 km | 16 h 35 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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