AirportsCoronel Altino Machado Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Governador Valadares, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GVR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GVR
- ICAO code
- SBGV
- City
- Governador Valadares
- State or region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 18.8959° S, 41.9829° W
- Elevation
- 171 m (561 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,701 m (5,581 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GVR means Coronel Altino Machado Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBGV. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.8959° S, 41.9829° W. It stands 171 metres (561 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Coronel Altino Machado Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,701 metres (5,581 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 87.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,701 m 5,581 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Usiminas AirportIpatinga | IPN | 83 km |
| Tancredo Neves International AirportBelo Horizonte | CNF | 224 km |
| Eurico de Aguiar Salles International AirportVitória | VIX | 234 km |
| Guarapari AirportGuarapari | GUZ | 249 km |
| Mário Ribeiro AirportMontes Claros | MOC | 311 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,784 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,209 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,602 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,803 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,391 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,986 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,827 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,155 km | 22 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,976 km | 17 h 20 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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