AirportsParnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Parnaíba, in Piauí, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PHB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PHB
- ICAO code
- SBPB
- City
- Parnaíba
- State or region
- Piauí
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.8937° S, 41.7320° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,100 m (6,890 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PHB means Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBPB. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.8937° S, 41.7320° W. It stands 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Fortaleza, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,100 metres (6,890 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 50.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27 | 2,100 m 6,890 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Comandante Ariston Pessoa AirportCruz | JJD | 153 km |
| Senador Petrônio Portela AirportTeresina | THE | 270 km |
| Marechal Cunha Machado International AirportSão Luís | SLZ | 280 km |
| Pinto Martins International AirportFortaleza | FOR | 368 km |
| Dix-Sept Rosado AirportMossoró | MVF | 548 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,961 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,695 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,859 km | 13 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,189 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,832 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,966 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,203 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,381 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,701 km | 19 h 25 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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