AirportsPadre Aldamiz International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Maldonado, in Madre de Dios Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PEM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PEM
- ICAO code
- SPTU
- City
- Puerto Maldonado
- State or region
- Madre de Dios Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.6136° S, 69.2286° W
- Elevation
- 201 m (659 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,482 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PEM means Padre Aldamiz International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPTU. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.6136° S, 69.2286° W. It stands 201 metres (659 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Padre Aldamiz International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,482 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,500 m 11,482 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Capitán Aníbal Arab AirportCobija, Bolivia | CIJ | 182 km |
| Puerto Rico AirportPuerto Rico/Manuripi, Bolivia | PUR | 248 km |
| Rurrenabaque AirportRurrenabaque, Bolivia | RBQ | 275 km |
| Alejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCusco | CUZ | 311 km |
| Inca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca | JUL | 333 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,107 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,906 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,062 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,693 km | 12 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,940 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,335 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,557 km | 22 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,147 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,303 km | 16 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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