AirportsBenito Salas Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Neiva, in Huila Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NVA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NVA
- ICAO code
- SKNV
- City
- Neiva
- State or region
- Huila Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.9501° N, 75.2940° W
- Elevation
- 446 m (1,464 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,792 m (5,880 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NVA means Benito Salas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKNV. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.9501° N, 75.2940° W. It stands 446 metres (1,464 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Benito Salas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,792 metres (5,880 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,792 m 5,880 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Falla Solano AirportSan Vicente Del Caguán | SVI | 106 km |
| Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCali | CLO | 138 km |
| Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes AirportFlorencia | FLA | 154 km |
| Guillermo León Valencia AirportPopayán | PPN | 156 km |
| Perales AirportIbagué | IBE | 165 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,437 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,758 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,846 km | 17 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,705 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,194 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,636 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,530 km | 24 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,391 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,102 km | 17 h 30 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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