AirportsCoronel E Carvajal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Macas, in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XMS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XMS
- ICAO code
- SEMC
- City
- Macas
- State or region
- Morona-Santiago Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.2992° S, 78.1208° W
- Elevation
- 1,052 m (3,452 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XMS means Coronel E Carvajal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SEMC. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.2992° S, 78.1208° W. It stands 1,052 metres (3,452 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Riobamba, about 92 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Guayaquil, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Coronel E Carvajal 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 15 airports of Ecuador on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mariscal Lamar AirportCuenca | CUE | 116 km |
| Cotopaxi International AirportLatacunga | LTX | 164 km |
| José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil | GYE | 196 km |
| Ciudad de Catamayo AirportLa Toma (Catamayo) | LOH | 234 km |
| Francisco De Orellana AirportCoca | OCC | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,088 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,348 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,425 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,359 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,795 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,828 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,757 km | 24 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,640 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,478 km | 16 h 45 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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