AirportsRio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport is a large airport serving Rio Branco, in Acre, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RBR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RBR
- ICAO code
- SBRB
- City
- Rio Branco
- State or region
- Acre
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.8690° S, 67.8940° W
- Elevation
- 193 m (633 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,158 m (7,080 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RBR means Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBRB. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.8690° S, 67.8940° W. It stands 193 metres (633 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Rio Branco, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,158 metres (7,080 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 41.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,158 m 7,080 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico AirportPuerto Rico/Manuripi, Bolivia | PUR | 143 km |
| Capitán Aníbal Arab AirportCobija, Bolivia | CIJ | 162 km |
| Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez AirportRiberalta, Bolivia | RIB | 236 km |
| Guayaramerín AirportGuayaramerín, Bolivia | GYA | 297 km |
| Padre Aldamiz International AirportPuerto Maldonado, Peru | PEM | 338 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,818 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,679 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,809 km | 17 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,360 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,649 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,218 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,711 km | 23 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,017 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,633 km | 16 h 55 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.
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