AirportsRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport is a large airport serving Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NAT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NAT
- ICAO code
- SBSG
- City
- Natal
- State or region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.7698° S, 35.3666° W
- Elevation
- 83 m (273 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NAT means Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBSG. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.7698° S, 35.3666° W. It stands 83 metres (273 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
Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 60 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 Castro Pinto International AirportJoão Pessoa | JPA | 160 km |
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 177 km |
| Dix-Sept Rosado AirportMossoró | MVF | 230 km |
| Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportRecife | REC | 267 km |
| Caruaru AirportCaruaru | CAU | 288 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,504 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,130 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,355 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,178 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,478 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,728 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,480 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,667 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,546 km | 19 h 15 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.
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