AirportsPuerto Barrios Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Barrios, in Izabal Department, Guatemala. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PBR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PBR
- ICAO code
- MGPB
- City
- Puerto Barrios
- State or region
- Izabal Department
- Country
- Guatemala
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.7309° N, 88.5838° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,707 m (8,880 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PBR means Puerto Barrios Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MGPB. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.7309° N, 88.5838° W. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is San Pedro Sula, about 65 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Guatemala, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Puerto Barrios Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,707 metres (8,880 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Guatemala on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,707 m 8,880 ft | 34 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Punta Gorda AirportPunta Gorda, Belize | PND | 48 km |
| Ramón Villeda Morales International AirportSan Pedro Sula, Honduras | SAP | 77 km |
| Big Creek AirportBig Creek, Belize | BGK | 90 km |
| Independence AirportIndependence, Belize | INB | 91 km |
| Placencia AirportPlacencia, Belize | PLJ | 93 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,855 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,644 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,014 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,518 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,116 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,605 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,666 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,372 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,745 km | 17 h 05 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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