AirportsEl Alcaravan - Yopal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yopal, in Casanare Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EYP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EYP
- ICAO code
- SKYP
- City
- Yopal
- State or region
- Casanare Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.3191° N, 72.3840° W
- Elevation
- 313 m (1,028 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,575 m (8,448 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EYP means El Alcaravan - Yopal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKYP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.3191° N, 72.3840° W. It stands 313 metres (1,028 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
El Alcaravan - Yopal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,575 metres (8,448 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,575 m 8,448 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Vargas AirportTame | TME | 144 km |
| Vanguardia AirportVillavicencio | VVC | 187 km |
| Los Colonizadores AirportSaravena | RVE | 191 km |
| El Dorado International AirportBogota | BOG | 207 km |
| Palonegro AirportBucaramanga | BGA | 220 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,029 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,342 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,431 km | 16 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,299 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,930 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,704 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,171 km | 23 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,365 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,518 km | 18 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.
Links
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