AirportsPuerto Deseado Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Deseado, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PUD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PUD
- ICAO code
- SAWD
- City
- Puerto Deseado
- State or region
- Santa Cruz Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 47.7353° S, 65.9041° W
- Elevation
- 82 m (268 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PUD means Puerto Deseado Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAWD. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.7353° S, 65.9041° W. It stands 82 metres (268 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Rio Gallegos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Puerto Deseado Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 43.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24 | 1,500 m 4,921 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 |
|---|---|---|
| General Enrique Mosconi International AirportComodoro Rivadavia | CRD | 247 km |
| Las Heras AirportLas Heras | LHS | 267 km |
| Gobernador Gregores AirportGobernador Gregores | GGS | 335 km |
| Perito Moreno Jalil Hamer AirportPerito Moreno | PMQ | 406 km |
| Balmaceda AirportBalmaceda, Chile | BBA | 484 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,195 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,129 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,362 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,663 km | 15 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,857 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,477 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,766 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,505 km | 21 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,211 km | 12 h 50 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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