AirportsGuayaramerín Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Guayaramerín, in El Beni Department, Bolivia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GYA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GYA
- ICAO code
- SLGM
- City
- Guayaramerín
- State or region
- El Beni Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.8886° S, 65.3810° W
- Elevation
- 139 m (456 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,758 m (5,767 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GYA means Guayaramerín Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SLGM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.8886° S, 65.3810° W. It stands 139 metres (456 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/La Paz, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Guayaramerín Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,758 metres (5,767 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Bolivia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,758 m 5,767 ft | 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez AirportRiberalta | RIB | 77 km |
| Puerto Rico AirportPuerto Rico/Manuripi | PUR | 238 km |
| Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International AirportPorto Velho, Brazil | PVH | 292 km |
| Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International AirportRio Branco, Brazil | RBR | 297 km |
| Capitán Aníbal Arab AirportCobija | CIJ | 372 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,651 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,450 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,602 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,296 km | 11 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,794 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,493 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,433 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,279 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,709 km | 17 h 00 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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