AirportsSanta Elena de Uairén Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santa Elena de Uairén, in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SNV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SNV
- ICAO code
- SVSE
- City
- Santa Elena de Uairén
- State or region
- Bolívar State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.5547° N, 61.1452° W
- Elevation
- 896 m (2,938 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,660 m (5,445 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SNV means Santa Elena de Uairén Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVSE. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.5547° N, 61.1452° W. It stands 896 metres (2,938 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Boa Vista, about 200 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Caracas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santa Elena de Uairén Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,660 metres (5,445 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Venezuela on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,660 m 5,445 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kaieteur AirportKaieteur Falls, Guyana | KAI | 196 km |
| Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International AirportBoa Vista, Brazil | BVB | 197 km |
| Lethem AirportLethem, Guyana | LTM | 200 km |
| Canaima AirportCanaima | CAJ | 266 km |
| Cheddi Jagan International AirportGeorgetown, Guyana | GEO | 386 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,229 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,338 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,413 km | 15 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,619 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,207 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,734 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,238 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,050 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,345 km | 19 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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