AirportsSão Filipe Airport is a small airport serving São Filipe, in Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SFL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SFL
- ICAO code
- GVSF
- City
- São Filipe
- State or region
- Sotavento Islands
- Country
- Cape Verde
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 14.8850° N, 24.4800° W
- Elevation
- 188 m (617 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SFL means São Filipe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GVSF. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.8850° N, 24.4800° W. It stands 188 metres (617 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Praia, about 104 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Cape Verde, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
São Filipe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Cape Verde on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Mandela International AirportPraia | RAI | 107 km |
| Maio AirportVila do Maio | MMO | 139 km |
| Preguiça AirportPreguiça | SNE | 191 km |
| Aristides Pereira International AirportRabil | BVC | 220 km |
| Cesaria Evora International AirportSão Pedro | VXE | 225 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,311 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,217 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,308 km | 10 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,597 km | 6 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,537 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,443 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,068 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,167 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,851 km | 22 h 00 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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