AirportsFernando de Noronha Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fernando de Noronha, in Pernambuco, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FEN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FEN
- ICAO code
- SBFN
- City
- Fernando de Noronha
- State or region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.8545° S, 32.4230° W
- Elevation
- 59 m (193 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,845 m (6,053 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FEN means Fernando de Noronha Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBFN. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.8545° S, 32.4230° W. It stands 59 metres (193 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Fernando de Noronha Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,845 metres (6,053 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 75.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,845 m 6,053 ft | 45 m | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportNatal | NAT | 390 km |
| Presidente Castro Pinto International AirportJoão Pessoa | JPA | 461 km |
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 540 km |
| Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportRecife | REC | 550 km |
| Dix-Sept Rosado AirportMossoró | MVF | 568 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,116 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,754 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,969 km | 12 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,856 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,490 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,877 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,167 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,401 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,795 km | 19 h 30 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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