AirportsSan Vicente Airport is a small airport serving San Vicente, in Palawan Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SWL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SWL
- ICAO code
- RPSV
- City
- San Vicente
- State or region
- Palawan Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 10.5243° N, 119.2729° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (24 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,803 m (5,915 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SWL means San Vicente Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPSV. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.5243° N, 119.2729° E. It stands 7 metres (24 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Puerto Princesa, about 105 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
San Vicente Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,803 metres (5,915 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,803 m 5,915 ft | not listed | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Nido AirportEl Nido | ENI | 77 km |
| Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air BasePuerto Princesa | PPS | 104 km |
| Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) AirportCoron | USU | 199 km |
| Cuyo AirportCuyo | CYU | 200 km |
| San Jose AirportSan Jose | SJI | 281 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,819 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,064 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,897 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,037 km | 13 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,170 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,178 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,972 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,469 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,984 km | 7 h 45 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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