AirportsPonciano Arriaga International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving San Luis Potosí, in Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLP
- ICAO code
- MMSP
- City
- San Luis Potosí
- State or region
- San Luis Potosí
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.2620° N, 100.9357° W
- Elevation
- 1,839 m (6,035 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,007 m (9,867 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLP means Ponciano Arriaga International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMSP. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.2620° N, 100.9357° W. It stands 1,839 metres (6,035 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ponciano Arriaga International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,007 metres (9,867 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,007 m 9,867 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 993 m 3,259 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guanajuato International AirportSilao | BJX | 152 km |
| Aguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes | AGU | 156 km |
| General Leobardo C. Ruiz International AirportZacatecas | ZCL | 193 km |
| Querétaro Intercontinental AirportQuerétaro | QRO | 198 km |
| General Pedro Jose Mendez International AirportCiudad Victoria | CVM | 258 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,360 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,368 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,146 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,780 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,264 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,145 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,246 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,954 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,962 km | 16 h 05 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.
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