AirportsBario Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bario, in Sarawak, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BBN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BBN
- ICAO code
- WBGZ
- City
- Bario
- State or region
- Sarawak
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.7346° N, 115.4785° E
- Elevation
- 1,021 m (3,350 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 670 m (2,198 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BBN means Bario Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBGZ. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.7346° N, 115.4785° E. It stands 1,021 metres (3,350 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Miri, about 181 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuching, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bario Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 670 metres (2,198 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 670 m 2,198 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yuvai Semaring AirportLong Bawan, Indonesia | LBW | 30 km |
| Bakalalan AirportBakalalan | BKM | 31 km |
| Long Lellang AirportLong Datih | LGL | 50 km |
| Long Seridan AirportLong Seridan | ODN | 53 km |
| Long Banga AirportLong Banga | LBP | 60 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,903 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,929 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,835 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,427 km | 14 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,992 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,992 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,303 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,330 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,617 km | 7 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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