AirportsSanta Fe Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santa Fe, in New Mexico, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SAF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SAF
- ICAO code
- KSAF
- City
- Santa Fe
- State or region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.6171° N, 106.0890° W
- Elevation
- 1,935 m (6,348 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SAF means Santa Fe Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSAF. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.6171° N, 106.0890° W. It stands 1,935 metres (6,348 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Albuquerque, about 78 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santa Fe Municipal Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,550 metres (8,366 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 218.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,550 m 8,366 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,925 m 6,316 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,921 m 6,301 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque International SunportAlbuquerque | ABQ | 80 km |
| Taos Regional AirportTaos | TSM | 100 km |
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman FieldAlamosa | ALS | 203 km |
| Durango La Plata County AirportDurango | DRO | 227 km |
| Gallup Municipal AirportGallup | GUP | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,872 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,931 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,972 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,938 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,864 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,140 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,855 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,572 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,153 km | 16 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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