AirportsEl Caraño Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Quibdó, in Chocó Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UIB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UIB
- ICAO code
- SKUI
- City
- Quibdó
- State or region
- Chocó Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.6908° N, 76.6412° W
- Elevation
- 62 m (204 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UIB means El Caraño Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKUI. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.6908° N, 76.6412° W. It stands 62 metres (204 feet) above sea level.
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
El Caraño Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,400 m 4,593 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes Murillo AirportNuquí | NQU | 69 km |
| José Celestino Mutis AirportBahía Solano | BSC | 101 km |
| Enrique Olaya Herrera AirportMedellín | EOH | 130 km |
| Matecaña International AirportPereira | PEI | 140 km |
| Jose Maria Córdova International AirportMedellín | MDE | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,281 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,686 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,795 km | 17 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,558 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,897 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,321 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,229 km | 23 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,058 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,185 km | 17 h 35 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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