AirportsAlmirante Padilla Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Riohacha, in La Guajira Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RCH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RCH
- ICAO code
- SKRH
- City
- Riohacha
- State or region
- La Guajira Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 11.5262° N, 72.9260° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (43 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RCH means Almirante Padilla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKRH. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.5262° N, 72.9260° W. It stands 13 metres (43 feet) above sea level.
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
Almirante Padilla Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 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 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,650 m 5,413 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 10/28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso López Pumarejo AirportValledupar | VUP | 126 km |
| Simón Bolívar International AirportSanta Marta | SMR | 149 km |
| La Chinita International AirportMaracaibo, Venezuela | MAR | 169 km |
| Ernesto Cortissoz International AirportBarranquilla | BAQ | 214 km |
| Josefa Camejo International AirportParaguaná, Venezuela | LSP | 303 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,515 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,952 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,081 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,796 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,238 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,231 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,543 km | 22 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,753 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,906 km | 18 h 30 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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