AirportsGuillermo León Valencia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Popayán, in Cauca Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PPN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PPN
- ICAO code
- SKPP
- City
- Popayán
- State or region
- Cauca Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.4544° N, 76.6093° W
- Elevation
- 1,733 m (5,687 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,910 m (6,266 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PPN means Guillermo León Valencia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKPP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.4544° N, 76.6093° W. It stands 1,733 metres (5,687 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Guillermo León Valencia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,910 metres (6,266 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,910 m 6,266 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCali | CLO | 124 km |
| Antonio Nariño AirportChachagüí | PSO | 140 km |
| Guapi AirportGuapi | GPI | 144 km |
| Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes AirportFlorencia | FLA | 151 km |
| Benito Salas AirportNeiva | NVA | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,570 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,908 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,998 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,838 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,255 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,568 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,587 km | 24 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,345 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,956 km | 17 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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