AirportsMarechal Cunha Machado International Airport is a large airport serving São Luís, in Maranhão, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLZ
- ICAO code
- SBSL
- City
- São Luís
- State or region
- Maranhão
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 2.5864° S, 44.2350° W
- Elevation
- 54 m (178 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,386 m (7,828 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLZ means Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBSL. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.5864° S, 44.2350° W. It stands 54 metres (178 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Fortaleza, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,386 metres (7,828 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 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,386 m 7,828 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,464 m 4,803 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International AirportParnaíba | PHB | 280 km |
| Senador Petrônio Portela AirportTeresina | THE | 317 km |
| Nagib Demachki AirportParagominas | JPE | 346 km |
| Salinópolis AirportSalinópolis | OPP | 404 km |
| Comandante Ariston Pessoa AirportCruz | JJD | 432 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,181 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,945 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,096 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,288 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,665 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,719 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,482 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,326 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,644 km | 19 h 20 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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