AirportsValença Airport is a small airport serving Valença, in Bahia, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAL
- ICAO code
- SNVB
- City
- Valença
- State or region
- Bahia
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 13.2965° S, 38.9924° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAL means Valença Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SNVB. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.2965° S, 38.9924° W. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Salvador, about 65 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bahia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Valença Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 82.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,800 m 5,906 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSalvador | SSA | 84 km |
| Bahia - Jorge Amado AirportIlhéus | IOS | 169 km |
| Una-Comandatuba AirportUna | UNA | 229 km |
| Coronel Horácio de Mattos AirportLençóis | LEC | 264 km |
| Glauber de Andrade Rocha AirportVitória da Conquista | VDC | 274 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,240 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,753 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,064 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,104 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,986 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,881 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,731 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,538 km | 21 h 40 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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