AirportsPichoy Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Valdivia, in Los Ríos Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZAL
- ICAO code
- SCVD
- City
- Valdivia
- State or region
- Los Ríos Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.6500° S, 73.0861° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,094 m (6,870 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZAL means Pichoy Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCVD. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.6500° S, 73.0861° W. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Santiago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pichoy Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,094 metres (6,870 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Chile on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,094 m 6,870 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Araucanía International AirportTemuco | ZCO | 89 km |
| Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno | ZOS | 107 km |
| Pucón AirportPucon | ZPC | 108 km |
| Aviador C. Campos AirportChapelco/San Martin de los Andes, Argentina | CPC | 173 km |
| El Tepual International AirportPuerto Montt | PMC | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 17,024 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,040 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,995 km | 18 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,326 km | 15 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,928 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,415 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,746 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,100 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,653 km | 13 h 20 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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