AirportsPresidente Itamar Franco Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IZA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IZA
- ICAO code
- SBZM
- City
- Juiz de Fora
- State or region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.5131° S, 43.1731° W
- Elevation
- 411 m (1,348 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,525 m (8,284 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IZA means Presidente Itamar Franco Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBZM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.5131° S, 43.1731° W. It stands 411 metres (1,348 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
Presidente Itamar Franco Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,525 metres (8,284 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 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,525 m 8,284 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 8/26 | 2,525 m 8,284 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco de Assis AirportJuiz de Fora | JDF | 38 km |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportRio De Janeiro | GIG | 144 km |
| Santos Dumont AirportRio de Janeiro | SDU | 155 km |
| Cabo Frio AirportCabo Frio | CFB | 193 km |
| Bartolomeu Lisandro AirportCampos dos Goytacazes | CAW | 195 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,006 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,387 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,825 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,120 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,601 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,059 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,812 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,428 km | 22 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,664 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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