AirportsSão Tomé International Airport is a large airport serving São Tomé, in Água Grande District, São Tomé and Principe. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TMS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TMS
- ICAO code
- FPST
- City
- São Tomé
- State or region
- Água Grande District
- Country
- São Tomé and Principe
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.3782° N, 6.7122° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,220 m (7,283 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TMS means São Tomé International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FPST. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.3782° N, 6.7122° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Sao Tome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
São Tomé International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,220 metres (7,283 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,220 m 7,283 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Principe AirportSão Tomé & Príncipe | PCP | 162 km |
| Annobón AirportSan Antonio de Palé, Equatorial Guinea | NBN | 233 km |
| Port Gentil International AirportPort Gentil, Gabon | POG | 257 km |
| Corisco International AirportCorisco Island, Equatorial Guinea | OCS | 297 km |
| Libreville Leon M'ba International AirportLibreville, Gabon | LBV | 300 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,079 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,495 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,906 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,721 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,179 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,151 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,816 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,732 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,761 km | 18 h 15 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.
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