AirportsPalonegro Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bucaramanga, in Santander Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BGA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BGA
- ICAO code
- SKBG
- City
- Bucaramanga
- State or region
- Santander Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.1265° N, 73.1848° W
- Elevation
- 1,188 m (3,897 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,250 m (7,381 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BGA means Palonegro Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKBG. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.1265° N, 73.1848° W. It stands 1,188 metres (3,897 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Palonegro Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,250 metres (7,381 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,250 m 7,381 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yariguíes AirportBarrancabermeja | EJA | 70 km |
| Juan Vicente Gómez International AirportSan Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela | SVZ | 114 km |
| Camilo Daza International AirportCúcuta | CUC | 116 km |
| Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International AirportSanto Domingo, Venezuela | STD | 136 km |
| Los Colonizadores AirportSaravena | RVE | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,926 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,290 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,391 km | 16 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,195 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,727 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,507 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,022 km | 23 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,149 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,581 km | 18 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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