AirportsBallalae Airport is a small airport serving Ballalae, in Western Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BAS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BAS
- ICAO code
- AGGE
- City
- Ballalae
- State or region
- Western Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 6.9907° S, 155.8867° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (5 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BAS means Ballalae Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGGE. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.9907° S, 155.8867° E. It stands 2 metres (5 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Arawa, about 92 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Bougainville, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ballalae Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Solomon Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,650 m 5,413 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mono AirportStirling Island | MNY | 59 km |
| Choiseul Bay AirportChoiseul Bay | CHY | 64 km |
| Aropa AirportKieta, Papua New Guinea | KIE | 78 km |
| Nusatupe AirportGizo | GZO | 164 km |
| Kaghau AirportKagau Island | KGE | 191 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,297 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,534 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,393 km | 14 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,613 km | 18 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,847 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,048 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,832 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,022 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,036 km | 4 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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