AirportsSão Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport is a medium-sized airport serving São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in Amazonas, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SJL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SJL
- ICAO code
- SBUA
- City
- São Gabriel da Cachoeira
- State or region
- Amazonas
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.1484° S, 66.9855° W
- Elevation
- 76 m (249 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SJL means São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBUA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.1484° S, 66.9855° W. It stands 76 metres (249 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Manaus, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/23 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tapuruquara AirportSanta Isabel do Rio Negro | IRZ | 223 km |
| La Pedrera AirportLa Pedrera, Colombia | LPD | 317 km |
| Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley AirportMitú, Colombia | MVP | 393 km |
| Tarapacá AirportTarapacá, Colombia | TCD | 433 km |
| Tefé AirportTefé | TFF | 439 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,061 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,158 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,235 km | 16 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,423 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,587 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,554 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,003 km | 23 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,202 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,522 km | 18 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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