AirportsSanta Magalhães Airport is a small airport serving Serra Talhada, in Pernambuco, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SET.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SET
- ICAO code
- SNHS
- City
- Serra Talhada
- State or region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.0614° S, 38.3289° W
- Elevation
- 470 m (1,542 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SET means Santa Magalhães Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SNHS. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.0614° S, 38.3289° W. It stands 470 metres (1,542 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Juazeiro do Norte, about 144 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Recife, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santa Magalhães Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,905 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 83.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,800 m 5,905 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Vieira Moreira AirportCajazeiras | CJZ | 135 km |
| Orlando Bezerra de Menezes AirportJuazeiro do Norte | JDO | 140 km |
| Paulo Afonso AirportPaulo Afonso | PAV | 149 km |
| Caruaru AirportCaruaru | CAU | 256 km |
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 282 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,913 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,520 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,759 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,544 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,518 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,605 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,776 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,953 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,238 km | 18 h 50 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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