AirportsSeymour Galapagos Ecological Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Isla Baltra, in Galapagos Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GPS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GPS
- ICAO code
- SEGS
- City
- Isla Baltra
- State or region
- Galapagos Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.4538° S, 90.2659° W
- Elevation
- 63 m (207 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,401 m (7,877 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GPS means Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SEGS. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.4538° S, 90.2659° W. It stands 63 metres (207 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,401 metres (7,877 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of Ecuador on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,401 m 7,877 ft | 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Cristóbal AirportPuerto Baquerizo Moreno | SCY | 88 km |
| General Villamil AirportPuerto Villamil | IBB | 94 km |
| General Ulpiano Paez International AirportSalinas/La Libertad | SNC | 1,050 km |
| Eloy Alfaro International AirportManta | MEC | 1,067 km |
| Captain Victor Montes Arias International AirportTalara, Peru | TYL | 1,101 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,614 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 17,245 km | 21 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 15,410 km | 19 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,034 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,864 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,821 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,427 km | 22 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,544 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,575 km | 15 h 40 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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