AirportsPinto Martins International Airport is a large airport serving Fortaleza, in Ceará, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FOR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FOR
- ICAO code
- SBFZ
- City
- Fortaleza
- State or region
- Ceará
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 3.7758° S, 38.5322° W
- Elevation
- 25 m (83 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,755 m (9,039 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FOR means Pinto Martins International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBFZ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.7758° S, 38.5322° W. It stands 25 metres (83 feet) above sea level.
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
Pinto Martins International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,755 metres (9,039 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,755 m 9,039 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dix-Sept Rosado AirportMossoró | MVF | 205 km |
| Comandante Ariston Pessoa AirportCruz | JJD | 224 km |
| Pedro Vieira Moreira AirportCajazeiras | CJZ | 346 km |
| Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International AirportParnaíba | PHB | 368 km |
| Orlando Bezerra de Menezes AirportJuazeiro do Norte | JDO | 391 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,703 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,392 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,579 km | 13 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,121 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,101 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,313 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,844 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,478 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,699 km | 19 h 25 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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