AirportsNecochea Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Necochea, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NEC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NEC
- ICAO code
- SAZO
- City
- Necochea
- State or region
- Buenos Aires Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.4907° S, 58.8163° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (72 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NEC means Necochea Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAZO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.4907° S, 58.8163° W. It stands 22 metres (72 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Mar del Plata, about 123 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Buenos Aires, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Necochea Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 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 42.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,100 m 3,609 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 13/31 | 799 m 2,621 ft | 18 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ástor Piazzola International AirportMar del Plata | MDQ | 125 km |
| Santa Teresita AirportSanta Teresita | SST | 285 km |
| Comandante Espora AirportBahía Blanca | BHI | 292 km |
| Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniBuenos Aires (Ezeiza) | EZE | 409 km |
| Aeroparque Jorge NewberyBuenos Aires | AEP | 439 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,824 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,907 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,760 km | 17 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,493 km | 14 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,929 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,128 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,529 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,334 km | 22 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,387 km | 14 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.
Links
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