AirportsSanya Phoenix International Airport is a large airport serving Sanya (Tianya), in Hainan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SYX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SYX
- ICAO code
- ZJSY
- City
- Sanya (Tianya)
- State or region
- Hainan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.3029° N, 109.4120° E
- Elevation
- 28 m (92 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SYX means Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZJSY. 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 18.3029° N, 109.4120° E. It stands 28 metres (92 feet) above sea level.
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
Sanya Phoenix International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 58.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qionghai Bo'ao AirportQionghai (Basuo) | BAR | 144 km |
| Haikou Meilan International AirportHaikou (Meilan) | HAK | 212 km |
| Phu Bai International AirportHuế, Vietnam | HUI | 279 km |
| Da Nang International AirportDa Nang, Vietnam | DAD | 282 km |
| Dong Hoi AirportDong Hoi, Vietnam | VDH | 311 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,475 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,843 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,598 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,723 km | 12 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,453 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,310 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,976 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,547 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,301 km | 9 h 20 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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