Batman Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Batman, in Batman Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BAL
- ICAO code
- LTCJ
- City
- Batman
- State or region
- Batman Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.9290° N, 41.1166° E
- Elevation
- 555 m (1,822 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BAL means Batman Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTCJ. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.9290° N, 41.1166° E. It stands 555 metres (1,822 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Batman Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diyarbakır AirportDiyarbakır | DIY | 80 km |
| Mardin AirportMardin | MQM | 89 km |
| Qamishli International AirportQamishli, Syria | KAC | 101 km |
| Muş AirportMuş | MSR | 103 km |
| Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak | NKT | 104 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,480 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,714 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,947 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,554 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,059 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,748 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,566 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,328 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,854 km | 17 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.