AirportsSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field is a medium-sized airport serving Sioux City, in Iowa, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SUX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SUX
- ICAO code
- KSUX
- City
- Sioux City
- State or region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.3976° N, 96.3822° W
- Elevation
- 335 m (1,098 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SUX means Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSUX. 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 42.3976° N, 96.3822° W. It stands 335 metres (1,098 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sioux Falls, about 131 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,002 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 170.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,744 m 9,002 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17/35 | 2,012 m 6,600 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eppley AirfieldOmaha | OMA | 128 km |
| Sioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls | FSD | 135 km |
| Lincoln AirportLincoln | LNK | 176 km |
| Fort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge | FOD | 181 km |
| Central Nebraska Regional AirportGrand Island | GRI | 226 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,097 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,090 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,954 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,818 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,886 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,134 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,739 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,641 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,190 km | 17 h 35 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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