AirportsPrincipe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving São Tomé & Príncipe, in Autonomous Region of Principe, São Tomé and Principe. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PCP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PCP
- ICAO code
- FPPR
- City
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Principe
- Country
- São Tomé and Principe
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.6612° N, 7.4111° E
- Elevation
- 180 m (591 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,320 m (4,331 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PCP means Principe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FPPR. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.6612° N, 7.4111° E. It stands 180 metres (591 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is São Tomé, about 166 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Sao Tome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Principe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,320 metres (4,331 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,320 m 4,331 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé International AirportSão Tomé | TMS | 162 km |
| Corisco International AirportCorisco Island, Equatorial Guinea | OCS | 229 km |
| Libreville Leon M'ba International AirportLibreville, Gabon | LBV | 260 km |
| Bata International AirportBata, Equatorial Guinea | BSG | 268 km |
| Malabo International AirportMalabo, Equatorial Guinea | SSG | 274 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,941 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,373 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,765 km | 7 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,587 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,145 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,118 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,735 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,576 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,815 km | 18 h 20 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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