AirportsBragança Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bragança, in Bragança District, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BGC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BGC
- ICAO code
- LPBG
- City
- Bragança
- State or region
- Bragança District
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.8578° N, 6.7071° W
- Elevation
- 683 m (2,241 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,707 m (5,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BGC means Bragança Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPBG. 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 41.8578° N, 6.7071° W. It stands 683 metres (2,241 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ourense, about 109 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Lisbon, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bragança Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,707 metres (5,600 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,707 m 5,600 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vila Real AirportVila Real | VRL | 106 km |
| León AirportLa Virgen del Camino, Spain | LEN | 119 km |
| Salamanca AirportSalamanca, Spain | SLM | 142 km |
| Valladolid AirportValladolid, Spain | VLL | 155 km |
| Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)Viseu | VSE | 160 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,458 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,759 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,907 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,169 km | 1 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,459 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,086 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,601 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,757 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,893 km | 22 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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