AirportsBaucau Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Baucau, in Timor-Leste. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BCH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BCH
- ICAO code
- WPEC
- City
- Baucau
- State or region
- Baucau
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.4865° S, 126.4000° E
- Elevation
- 540 m (1,771 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,509 m (8,233 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BCH means Baucau Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WPEC. 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 8.4865° S, 126.4000° E. It stands 540 metres (1,771 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Dili, about 91 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dili, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Baucau Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,509 metres (8,233 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,509 m 8,233 ft | 55 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente Nicolau Lobato International AirportDili | DIL | 97 km |
| Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International AirportSuai | UAI | 152 km |
| Jos Orno Imsula AirportTiakur, Indonesia | JIO | 170 km |
| AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportAtambua, Indonesia | ABU | 177 km |
| Alor Island - Mali AirportKabola, Indonesia | ARD | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,702 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,618 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,543 km | 10 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,234 km | 16 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,921 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,851 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,714 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,094 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,800 km | 5 h 05 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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