AirportsPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport is a large airport serving Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is POA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- POA
- ICAO code
- SBPA
- City
- Porto Alegre
- State or region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.9940° S, 51.1675° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, POA means Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBPA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.9940° S, 51.1675° W. It stands 3 metres (11 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
Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,200 m 10,499 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canela AirportCanela | CEL | 77 km |
| Hugo Cantergiani Regional AirportCaxias Do Sul | CXJ | 89 km |
| João Simões Lopes Neto International AirportPelotas | PET | 221 km |
| Lauro Kurtz AirportPasso Fundo | PFB | 225 km |
| Santa Maria AirportSanta Maria | RIA | 245 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,038 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,281 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,883 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,323 km | 12 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,192 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,015 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,889 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,820 km | 23 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,528 km | 15 h 35 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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