AirportsPedro Vieira Moreira Airport is a small airport serving Cajazeiras, in Paraíba, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CJZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CJZ
- ICAO code
- SJZA
- City
- Cajazeiras
- State or region
- Paraíba
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 6.8827° S, 38.6158° W
- Elevation
- 335 m (1,099 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,600 m (5,249 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CJZ means Pedro Vieira Moreira Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SJZA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.8827° S, 38.6158° W. It stands 335 metres (1,099 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Juazeiro do Norte, about 85 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Fortaleza, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pedro Vieira Moreira Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,600 metres (5,249 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 102.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,600 m 5,249 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Bezerra de Menezes AirportJuazeiro do Norte | JDO | 81 km |
| Santa Magalhães AirportSerra Talhada | SET | 135 km |
| Dix-Sept Rosado AirportMossoró | MVF | 233 km |
| Paulo Afonso AirportPaulo Afonso | PAV | 283 km |
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 303 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,879 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,510 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,733 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,438 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,390 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,503 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,825 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,823 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,359 km | 19 h 00 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.
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