AirportsBaotou Donghe International Airport is a large airport serving Baotou, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BAV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BAV
- ICAO code
- ZBOW
- City
- Baotou
- State or region
- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.5600° N, 109.9970° E
- Elevation
- 1,012 m (3,321 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BAV means Baotou Donghe International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBOW. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.5600° N, 109.9970° E. It stands 1,012 metres (3,321 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Baotou Donghe International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 97.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ordos Ejin Horo International AirportOrdos | DSN | 119 km |
| Hohhot Baita International AirportHohhot | HET | 157 km |
| Bayannur Tianjitai AirportBayannur | RLK | 194 km |
| Yulin Yuyang AirportYulin | UYN | 247 km |
| Ulanqab Jining AirportUlanqab | UCB | 269 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,271 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,256 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,285 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,775 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,978 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,360 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,402 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,654 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,297 km | 11 h 40 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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