AirportsChachapoyas Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chachapoyas, in Amazonas Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHH
- ICAO code
- SPPY
- City
- Chachapoyas
- State or region
- Amazonas Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2019° S, 77.8562° W
- Elevation
- 2,540 m (8,333 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,980 m (6,496 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHH means Chachapoyas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPPY. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.2019° S, 77.8562° W. It stands 2,540 metres (8,333 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Cajamarca, about 128 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chachapoyas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,980 metres (6,496 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,980 m 6,496 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shumba AirportJaén | JAE | 122 km |
| Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportCajamarca | CJA | 126 km |
| Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes AirportTarapoto | TPP | 167 km |
| Moises Benzaquen Rengifo AirportYurimaguas | YMS | 195 km |
| Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International AirportChiclayo | CIX | 227 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,393 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,539 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,616 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,685 km | 12 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,225 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,172 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,438 km | 23 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,977 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,200 km | 16 h 25 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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