AirportsSan Cristóbal Airport is a small airport serving Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, in Galapagos Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SCY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SCY
- ICAO code
- SEST
- City
- Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- State or region
- Galapagos Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 0.9102° S, 89.6174° W
- Elevation
- 19 m (62 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,894 m (6,214 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SCY means San Cristóbal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SEST. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.9102° S, 89.6174° W. It stands 19 metres (62 feet) above sea level.
Runways
San Cristóbal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,894 metres (6,214 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Ecuador on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,894 m 6,214 ft | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Galapagos Ecological AirportIsla Baltra | GPS | 88 km |
| General Villamil AirportPuerto Villamil | IBB | 149 km |
| General Ulpiano Paez International AirportSalinas/La Libertad | SNC | 970 km |
| Eloy Alfaro International AirportManta | MEC | 994 km |
| Captain Victor Montes Arias International AirportTalara, Peru | TYL | 1,014 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,632 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 17,235 km | 21 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 15,386 km | 19 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,028 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,890 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,904 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,501 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,631 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,601 km | 15 h 40 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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