AirportsErnesto Cortissoz International Airport is a large airport serving Barranquilla, in Atlántico Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BAQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BAQ
- ICAO code
- SKBQ
- City
- Barranquilla
- State or region
- Atlántico Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.8896° N, 74.7808° W
- Elevation
- 30 m (98 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BAQ means Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKBQ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.8896° N, 74.7808° W. It stands 30 metres (98 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
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Simón Bolívar International AirportSanta Marta | SMR | 65 km |
| Rafael Nuñez International AirportCartagena | CTG | 94 km |
| Alfonso López Pumarejo AirportValledupar | VUP | 175 km |
| Golfo de Morrosquillo AirportSantiago de Tolú | TLU | 177 km |
| Las Brujas AirportCorozal | CZU | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,689 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,149 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,286 km | 16 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,979 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,309 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,110 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,647 km | 23 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,703 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,701 km | 18 h 15 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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