AirportsBram Fischer International Airport is a large airport serving Bloemfontein, in Free State, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BFN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BFN
- ICAO code
- FABL
- City
- Bloemfontein
- State or region
- Free State
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.0927° S, 26.3024° E
- Elevation
- 1,358 m (4,457 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,559 m (8,396 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BFN means Bram Fischer International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FABL. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.0927° S, 26.3024° E. It stands 1,358 metres (4,457 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bram Fischer International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,559 metres (8,396 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,559 m 8,396 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,195 m 7,202 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moshoeshoe I International AirportMaseru(Mazenod), Lesotho | MSU | 128 km |
| Kimberley AirportKimberley | KIM | 153 km |
| K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha | UTT | 355 km |
| Sishen AirportSishen | SIS | 361 km |
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking | MBD | 374 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,380 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,325 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,793 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,333 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,859 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,644 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,888 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,841 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,922 km | 13 h 40 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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