AirportsSanta Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field is a medium-sized airport serving Santa Maria, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SMX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SMX
- ICAO code
- KSMX
- City
- Santa Maria
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.8989° N, 120.4570° W
- Elevation
- 80 m (261 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,440 m (8,004 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SMX means Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSMX. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.8989° N, 120.4570° W. It stands 80 metres (261 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,440 metres (8,004 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 238.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,440 m 8,004 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 1,585 m 5,199 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis County Regional AirportSan Luis Obispo | SBP | 41 km |
| Santa Barbara Municipal AirportSanta Barbara | SBA | 77 km |
| Meadows FieldBakersfield | BFL | 140 km |
| Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank | BUR | 207 km |
| Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles | LAX | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,723 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,849 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,312 km | 16 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,776 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,104 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 216 km | 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,886 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,597 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,949 km | 14 h 55 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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