AirportsJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport is a large airport serving Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BCN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BCN
- ICAO code
- LEBL
- City
- Barcelona
- State or region
- Catalonia
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.2971° N, 2.0785° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BCN means Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LEBL. 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 41.2971° N, 2.0785° E. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Madrid, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06R/24L | 2,660 m 8,727 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 2,530 m 8,300 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reus AirportReus | REU | 78 km |
| Girona-Costa Brava AirportGirona | GRO | 88 km |
| Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel AirportLa Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra | LEU | 128 km |
| Lleida-Alguaire AirportLleida | ILD | 137 km |
| Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportPerpignan/Rivesaltes, France | PGF | 173 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,774 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,038 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,176 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,148 km | 1 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,150 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,674 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,899 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,444 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,190 km | 21 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.
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