AirportsScarlett Martinez International Airport is a small airport serving Río Hato, in Coclé Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RIH
- ICAO code
- MPSM
- City
- Río Hato
- State or region
- Coclé Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.3759° N, 80.1279° W
- Elevation
- 32 m (105 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,450 m (8,038 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RIH means Scarlett Martinez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPSM. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.3759° N, 80.1279° W. It stands 32 metres (105 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Panama City, about 96 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Panama, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Scarlett Martinez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,450 metres (8,038 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 11 airports of Panama on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,450 m 8,038 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso Valderrama AirportChitré | CTD | 53 km |
| Panamá Pacífico International AirportPanamá City | BLB | 83 km |
| Marcos A. Gelabert International AirportAlbrook | PAC | 91 km |
| Capt. J. Montenegro AirportPedasí | PDM | 94 km |
| Tocumen International AirportTocumen | PTY | 113 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,236 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,762 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,919 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,565 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,642 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,835 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,841 km | 23 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,587 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,063 km | 17 h 25 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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