AirportsSeve Ballesteros-Santander Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santander, in Cantabria, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SDR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SDR
- ICAO code
- LEXJ
- City
- Santander
- State or region
- Cantabria
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.4271° N, 3.8200° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,320 m (7,612 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SDR means Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LEXJ. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.4271° N, 3.8200° W. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Bilbao, about 75 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Madrid, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,320 metres (7,612 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,320 m 7,612 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bilbao AirportBilbao | BIO | 75 km |
| Vitoria AirportAlava | VIT | 108 km |
| Logroño-Agoncillo AirportLogroño | RJL | 162 km |
| San Sebastián AirportHondarribia | EAS | 164 km |
| León AirportLa Virgen del Camino | LEN | 176 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,180 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,505 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,668 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 929 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,611 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,157 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,329 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,492 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,615 km | 21 h 45 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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