AirportsFrancisco de Assis 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 JDF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JDF
- ICAO code
- SBJF
- City
- Juiz de Fora
- State or region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.7915° S, 43.3861° W
- Elevation
- 911 m (2,989 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,535 m (5,036 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JDF means Francisco de Assis Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBJF. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.7915° S, 43.3861° W. It stands 911 metres (2,989 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
Francisco de Assis Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,535 metres (5,036 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 107.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,535 m 5,036 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente Itamar Franco AirportJuiz de Fora | IZA | 38 km |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportRio De Janeiro | GIG | 114 km |
| Santos Dumont AirportRio de Janeiro | SDU | 127 km |
| Cabo Frio AirportCabo Frio | CFB | 185 km |
| Bartolomeu Lisandro AirportCampos dos Goytacazes | CAW | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,037 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,414 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,857 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,157 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,620 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,060 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,817 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,455 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,628 km | 16 h 55 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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