AirportsBarcaldine Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Barcaldine, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BCI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BCI
- ICAO code
- YBAR
- City
- Barcaldine
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.5663° S, 145.3021° E
- Elevation
- 268 m (878 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,704 m (5,591 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BCI means Barcaldine Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBAR. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.5663° S, 145.3021° E. It stands 268 metres (878 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Barcaldine Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,704 metres (5,591 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 71.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,704 m 5,591 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 946 m 3,104 ft | 30 m | Clay | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blackall AirportBlackall | BKQ | 97 km |
| Longreach AirportLongreach | LRE | 106 km |
| Winton Airport | WIN | 263 km |
| Emerald AirportEmerald | EMD | 293 km |
| Hughenden AirportHughenden | HGD | 325 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,320 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,173 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,093 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,756 km | 19 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,919 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,993 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,253 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,599 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,288 km | 2 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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