AirportsPu'er Simao Airport is a small airport serving Pu'er, in Yunnan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SYM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SYM
- ICAO code
- ZPSM
- City
- Pu'er
- State or region
- Yunnan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 22.7933° N, 100.9590° E
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,470 m (8,104 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SYM means Pu'er Simao Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZPSM. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.7933° N, 100.9590° E.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pu'er Simao Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,470 metres (8,104 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 209.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,470 m 8,104 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xishuangbanna Gasa International AirportJinghong (Gasa) | JHG | 93 km |
| Lancang Jingmai AirportPu'er (Lancang) | JMJ | 128 km |
| Lincang Boshang AirportLincang | LNJ | 142 km |
| Cangyuan Washan AirportLincang (Cangyuan) | CWJ | 171 km |
| Luang Namtha AirportLuang Namtha, Laos | LXG | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,471 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,942 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,616 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,794 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,941 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,456 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,407 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,997 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,246 km | 10 h 25 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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