AirportsJinka Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jinka, in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BCO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BCO
- ICAO code
- HABC
- City
- Jinka
- State or region
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.7497° N, 36.5602° E
- Elevation
- 1,364 m (4,475 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,625 m (8,612 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BCO means Jinka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HABC. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.7497° N, 36.5602° E. It stands 1,364 metres (4,475 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Arba Minch, about 114 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Addis Ababa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jinka Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,625 metres (8,612 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 17 airports of Ethiopia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,625 m 8,612 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arba Minch AirportArba Minch | AMH | 118 km |
| Mizan Teferi AirportMizan Teferi | MTF | 174 km |
| Tippi AirportTippi | TIE | 205 km |
| Jimma AirportJimma | JIM | 215 km |
| Hawassa International AirportHawassa | AWA | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,959 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,200 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,952 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,118 km | 7 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,272 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,876 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,496 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,819 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,628 km | 15 h 45 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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