AirportsPaulo Afonso Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Paulo Afonso, in Bahia, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PAV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PAV
- ICAO code
- SBUF
- City
- Paulo Afonso
- State or region
- Bahia
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.4009° S, 38.2506° W
- Elevation
- 269 m (883 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PAV means Paulo Afonso Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBUF. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.4009° S, 38.2506° W. It stands 269 metres (883 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bahia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Paulo Afonso Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 81.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,800 m 5,906 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Magalhães AirportSerra Talhada | SET | 149 km |
| Aracaju - Santa Maria AirportAracaju | AJU | 218 km |
| Senador Nilo Coelho AirportPetrolina | PNZ | 254 km |
| Orlando Bezerra de Menezes AirportJuazeiro do Norte | JDO | 267 km |
| Zumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió | MCZ | 270 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,974 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,555 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,813 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,676 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,651 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,697 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,745 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,101 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,093 km | 18 h 40 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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