AirportsLas Heras Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Las Heras, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LHS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LHS
- ICAO code
- SAVH
- City
- Las Heras
- State or region
- Santa Cruz Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.5385° S, 68.9653° W
- Elevation
- 330 m (1,082 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LHS means Las Heras Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAVH. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.5385° S, 68.9653° W. It stands 330 metres (1,082 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Comodoro Rivadavia, about 136 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Rio Gallegos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Las Heras Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 45.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| General Enrique Mosconi International AirportComodoro Rivadavia | CRD | 143 km |
| Perito Moreno Jalil Hamer AirportPerito Moreno | PMQ | 154 km |
| Balmaceda AirportBalmaceda, Chile | BBA | 221 km |
| Gobernador Gregores AirportGobernador Gregores | GGS | 265 km |
| Puerto Deseado AirportPuerto Deseado | PUD | 267 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,459 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,396 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,604 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,705 km | 15 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,705 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,226 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,944 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,333 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,204 km | 12 h 50 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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