AirportsGustavo Vargas Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tame, in Arauca Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TME.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TME
- ICAO code
- SKTM
- City
- Tame
- State or region
- Arauca Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.4511° N, 71.7603° W
- Elevation
- 320 m (1,050 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,561 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TME means Gustavo Vargas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKTM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.4511° N, 71.7603° W. It stands 320 metres (1,050 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Yopal, about 142 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gustavo Vargas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,561 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,000 m 6,561 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Los Colonizadores AirportSaravena | RVE | 57 km |
| Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International AirportSanto Domingo, Venezuela | STD | 128 km |
| Santiago Perez AirportArauca | AUC | 132 km |
| El Alcaravan - Yopal AirportYopal | EYP | 144 km |
| Juan Vicente Gómez International AirportSan Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela | SVZ | 172 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,888 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,211 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,304 km | 16 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,157 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,807 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,677 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,028 km | 23 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,298 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,653 km | 18 h 10 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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