AirportsMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cajamarca, in Cajamarca Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CJA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CJA
- ICAO code
- SPJR
- City
- Cajamarca
- State or region
- Cajamarca Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.1392° S, 78.4894° W
- Elevation
- 2,676 m (8,781 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,201 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CJA means Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPJR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.1392° S, 78.4894° W. It stands 2,676 metres (8,781 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
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
Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,201 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 m 8,201 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International AirportTrujillo | TRU | 125 km |
| Chachapoyas AirportChachapoyas | CHH | 126 km |
| Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International AirportChiclayo | CIX | 153 km |
| Shumba AirportJaén | JAE | 175 km |
| FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales AirportChimbote | CHM | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,517 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,648 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,727 km | 18 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,810 km | 12 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,335 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,206 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,315 km | 23 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,002 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,077 km | 16 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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