AirportsPresidente Castro Pinto International Airport is a large airport serving João Pessoa, in Paraíba, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JPA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JPA
- ICAO code
- SBJP
- City
- João Pessoa
- State or region
- Paraíba
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 7.1487° S, 34.9506° W
- Elevation
- 66 m (217 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,515 m (8,251 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JPA means Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBJP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.1487° S, 34.9506° W. It stands 66 metres (217 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Fortaleza, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,515 metres (8,251 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 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,515 m 8,251 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 105 km |
| Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportRecife | REC | 109 km |
| Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportNatal | NAT | 160 km |
| Caruaru AirportCaruaru | CAU | 172 km |
| Zumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió | MCZ | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,537 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,134 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,378 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,302 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,631 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,853 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,420 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,812 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,400 km | 19 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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