AirportsCaptain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tumbes, in Tumbes Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TBP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TBP
- ICAO code
- SPME
- City
- Tumbes
- State or region
- Tumbes Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.5521° S, 80.3811° W
- Elevation
- 35 m (115 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TBP means Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPME. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.5521° S, 80.3811° W. It stands 35 metres (115 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Machala, about 57 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportSanta Rosa, Ecuador | ETR | 44 km |
| Ciudad de Catamayo AirportLa Toma (Catamayo), Ecuador | LOH | 122 km |
| Captain Victor Montes Arias International AirportTalara | TYL | 150 km |
| General Ulpiano Paez International AirportSalinas/La Libertad, Ecuador | SNC | 164 km |
| José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil, Ecuador | GYE | 165 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,354 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,635 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,712 km | 18 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,623 km | 12 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,960 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,766 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,471 km | 24 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,571 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,198 km | 16 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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