AirportsSan Tomé Airport is a medium-sized airport serving El Tigre, in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SOM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SOM
- ICAO code
- SVST
- City
- El Tigre
- State or region
- Anzoátegui State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.9451° N, 64.1511° W
- Elevation
- 262 m (861 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,920 m (6,299 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SOM means San Tomé Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVST. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.9451° N, 64.1511° W. It stands 262 metres (861 feet) above sea level.
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
San Tomé Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,920 metres (6,299 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,920 m 6,299 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 |
|---|---|---|
| José Tadeo Monagas International AirportMaturín | MUN | 141 km |
| General José Antonio Anzoategui International AirportBarcelona | BLA | 143 km |
| Antonio José de Sucre AirportCumaná | CUM | 167 km |
| General Manuel Carlos Piar International AirportGuyana City | PZO | 169 km |
| Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano AirportIsla de Coche | ICC | 206 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,126 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,367 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,449 km | 15 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,425 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,650 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,178 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,273 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,467 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,463 km | 19 h 10 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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