AirportsSimara Airport is a small airport serving Simara, in Madhesh Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SIF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SIF
- ICAO code
- VNSI
- City
- Simara
- State or region
- Madhesh Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 27.1598° N, 84.9800° E
- Elevation
- 137 m (450 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,192 m (3,911 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SIF means Simara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNSI. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.1598° N, 84.9800° E. It stands 137 metres (450 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kathmandu, about 69 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Simara Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,192 metres (3,911 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,192 m 3,911 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tribhuvan International AirportKathmandu | KTM | 70 km |
| Bharatpur AirportBharatpur | BHR | 79 km |
| Janakpur AirportJanakpur | JKR | 106 km |
| Darbhanga AirportDarbhanga, India | DBR | 142 km |
| Pokhara International AirportPokhara | PHH | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 790 km | 1 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,528 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,955 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,378 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,164 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,787 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,514 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,221 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,734 km | 12 h 15 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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