AirportsJoão Paulo II Airport is a large airport serving Ponta Delgada, in Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PDL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PDL
- ICAO code
- LPPD
- City
- Ponta Delgada
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Azores
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.7412° N, 25.6979° W
- Elevation
- 79 m (259 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,497 m (8,192 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PDL means João Paulo II Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPPD. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.7412° N, 25.6979° W. It stands 79 metres (259 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Azores, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
João Paulo II Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,497 metres (8,192 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,497 m 8,192 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria AirportVila do Porto | SMA | 97 km |
| Lajes AirportPraia da Vitória | TER | 166 km |
| São Jorge AirportVelas | SJZ | 240 km |
| Graciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa | GRW | 253 km |
| Pico AirportPico Island | PIX | 256 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,120 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,441 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,578 km | 9 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,493 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,105 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,994 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,274 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,729 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 19,508 km | 24 h 00 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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