AirportsCorvo Airport is a small airport serving Corvo, in Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CVU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CVU
- ICAO code
- LPCR
- City
- Corvo
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Azores
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 39.6715° N, 31.1136° W
- Elevation
- 19 m (62 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 800 m (2,625 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CVU means Corvo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPCR. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.6715° N, 31.1136° W. It stands 19 metres (62 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Corvo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 800 metres (2,625 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 800 m 2,625 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flores AirportSanta Cruz das Flores | FLW | 24 km |
| Horta AirportHorta | HOR | 243 km |
| Pico AirportPico Island | PIX | 262 km |
| Graciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa | GRW | 273 km |
| São Jorge AirportVelas | SJZ | 277 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,408 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,797 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,966 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,695 km | 3 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,592 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,479 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,567 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,599 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 19,347 km | 23 h 50 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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