AirportsFAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chimbote, in Ancash Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHM
- ICAO code
- SPEO
- City
- Chimbote
- State or region
- Ancash Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.1496° S, 78.5238° W
- Elevation
- 21 m (69 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHM means FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPEO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.1496° S, 78.5238° W. It stands 21 metres (69 feet) above sea level.
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
FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,905 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 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,800 m 5,905 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International AirportTrujillo | TRU | 135 km |
| Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportCajamarca | CJA | 224 km |
| Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini AirportHuánuco | HUU | 267 km |
| Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International AirportChiclayo | CIX | 299 km |
| Chachapoyas AirportChachapoyas | CHH | 336 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,677 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,744 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,832 km | 18 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,990 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,558 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,376 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,104 km | 23 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,154 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,917 km | 16 h 05 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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