AirportsSalamanca Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Salamanca, in Castilla y León, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLM
- ICAO code
- LESA
- City
- Salamanca
- State or region
- Castilla y León
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.9521° N, 5.5020° W
- Elevation
- 791 m (2,595 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,513 m (8,245 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLM means Salamanca Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LESA. 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 40.9521° N, 5.5020° W. It stands 791 metres (2,595 feet) above sea level.
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
Salamanca Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,513 metres (8,245 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 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,513 m 8,245 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,864 m 6,115 ft | 122 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valladolid AirportValladolid | VLL | 100 km |
| Bragança AirportBragança, Portugal | BGC | 142 km |
| Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMadrid | MAD | 170 km |
| León AirportLa Virgen del Camino | LEN | 183 km |
| Vila Real AirportVila Real, Portugal | VRL | 189 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,394 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,673 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,811 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,232 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,591 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,228 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,529 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,800 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,822 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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