AirportsGobernador Gregores Airport is a small airport serving Gobernador Gregores, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GGS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GGS
- ICAO code
- SAWR
- City
- Gobernador Gregores
- State or region
- Santa Cruz Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 48.7831° S, 70.1500° W
- Elevation
- 109 m (356 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GGS means Gobernador Gregores Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAWR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.7831° S, 70.1500° W. It stands 109 metres (356 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Gobernador Gregores Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 41.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International AirportEl Calafate | FTE | 216 km |
| Perito Moreno Jalil Hamer AirportPerito Moreno | PMQ | 257 km |
| Las Heras AirportLas Heras | LHS | 265 km |
| Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos | RGL | 320 km |
| Puerto Deseado AirportPuerto Deseado | PUD | 335 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,436 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,347 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,661 km | 18 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,953 km | 16 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,950 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,365 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,711 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,170 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,947 km | 12 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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