AirportsComandante Espora Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bahía Blanca, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHI
- ICAO code
- SAZB
- City
- Bahía Blanca
- State or region
- Buenos Aires Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.7250° S, 62.1693° W
- Elevation
- 75 m (246 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,410 m (7,907 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHI means Comandante Espora Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAZB. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.7250° S, 62.1693° W. It stands 75 metres (246 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Buenos Aires, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Comandante Espora Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,410 metres (7,907 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 2,410 m 7,907 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 1,980 m 6,496 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 1,498 m 4,915 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gobernador Castello AirportViedma / Carmen de Patagones | VDM | 249 km |
| Necochea AirportNecochea | NEC | 292 km |
| Santa Rosa AirportSanta Rosa | RSA | 301 km |
| Antoine de Saint Exupéry AirportSan Antonio Oeste | OES | 333 km |
| Ástor Piazzola International AirportMar del Plata | MDQ | 410 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,114 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,186 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,053 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,677 km | 14 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,903 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,941 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,627 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,042 km | 22 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,234 km | 14 h 00 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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