AirportsLa Palma Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island, in Canary Islands, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SPC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SPC
- ICAO code
- GCLA
- City
- Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island
- State or region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.6265° N, 17.7556° W
- Elevation
- 33 m (107 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SPC means La Palma Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GCLA. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.6265° N, 17.7556° W. It stands 33 metres (107 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is La Laguna, about 141 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Canary, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Palma Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 37.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/18 | 2,200 m 7,218 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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Gomera AirportAlajero, La Gomera Island | GMZ | 85 km |
| El Hierro AirportEl Hierro Island | VDE | 91 km |
| Tenerife Sur AirportTenerife | TFS | 133 km |
| Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife | TFN | 139 km |
| Gran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island | LPA | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,959 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,063 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,142 km | 9 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,919 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,206 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,158 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,985 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,501 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,810 km | 23 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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