AirportsBrigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Palmas, in Tocantins, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PMW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PMW
- ICAO code
- SBPJ
- City
- Palmas
- State or region
- Tocantins
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.2915° S, 48.3570° W
- Elevation
- 236 m (774 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PMW means Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBPJ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.2915° S, 48.3570° W. It stands 236 metres (774 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Araguaina, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| not named | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Araguaína AirportAraguaína | AUX | 341 km |
| Dom Ricardo Weberberger AirportBarreiras | BRA | 416 km |
| Carajás AirportParauapebas | CKS | 498 km |
| Prefeito Renato Moreira AirportImperatriz | IMP | 538 km |
| João Correa da Rocha AirportMarabá | MAB | 554 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,002 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,645 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,865 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,258 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,236 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,863 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,802 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,088 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,681 km | 18 h 10 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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