AirportsBucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is a large airport serving Bucharest, in Bucharest (municipality), Romania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BBU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BBU
- ICAO code
- LRBS
- City
- Bucharest
- State or region
- Bucharest (municipality)
- Country
- Romania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 44.5031° N, 26.1029° E
- Elevation
- 91 m (297 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BBU means Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LRBS. 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 44.5031° N, 26.1029° E. It stands 91 metres (297 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Bucharest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Romania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,200 m 10,499 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOtopeni | OTP | 8 km |
| Brașov-Ghimbav International AirportBrașov (Ghimbav) | GHV | 141 km |
| Craiova International AirportCraiova | CRA | 177 km |
| Mihail Kogălniceanu International AirportConstanța | CND | 190 km |
| Varna AirportVarna, Bulgaria | VAR | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,800 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,148 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,390 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,109 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,636 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,584 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,944 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,890 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,234 km | 18 h 50 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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