AirportsJoão Simões Lopes Neto International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PET.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PET
- ICAO code
- SBPK
- City
- Pelotas
- State or region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.7172° S, 52.3278° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,980 m (6,496 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PET means João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBPK. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.7172° S, 52.3278° W. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,980 metres (6,496 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 67.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,980 m 6,496 ft | 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International AirportPorto Alegre | POA | 221 km |
| Santa Maria AirportSanta Maria | RIA | 258 km |
| Canela AirportCanela | CEL | 298 km |
| Hugo Cantergiani Regional AirportCaxias Do Sul | CXJ | 301 km |
| Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational AirportRivera/Santana do Livramento, Uruguay | RVY | 310 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,182 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,393 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,040 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,544 km | 13 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,343 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,055 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,823 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,816 km | 23 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,310 km | 15 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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