AirportsFrancisco Carle Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jauja, in Junín Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JAU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JAU
- ICAO code
- SPJJ
- City
- Jauja
- State or region
- Junín Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 11.7831° S, 75.4734° W
- Elevation
- 3,363 m (11,034 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,810 m (9,220 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JAU means Francisco Carle Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPJJ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.7831° S, 75.4734° W. It stands 3,363 metres (11,034 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Huancayo, about 43 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Francisco Carle Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,810 metres (9,220 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,810 m 9,220 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Chávez International AirportLima | LIM | 181 km |
| Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AirportAyacucho | AYP | 206 km |
| Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini AirportHuánuco | HUU | 226 km |
| Andahuaylas AirportAndahuaylas | ANS | 314 km |
| Maria Reiche Neuman AirportNazca | NZC | 346 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,613 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,532 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,652 km | 18 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,021 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,832 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,814 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,854 km | 23 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,597 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,934 km | 16 h 05 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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