AirportsBroken Hill Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Broken Hill, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHQ
- ICAO code
- YBHI
- City
- Broken Hill
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.0014° S, 141.4720° E
- Elevation
- 292 m (958 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,515 m (8,251 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHQ means Broken Hill Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBHI. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.0014° S, 141.4720° E. It stands 292 metres (958 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Broken Hill, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Broken Hill Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,515 metres (8,251 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,515 m 8,251 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,000 m 3,281 ft | 30 m | not listed | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mildura AirportMildura | MQL | 254 km |
| Port Augusta Airport | PUG | 358 km |
| Whyalla AirportWhyalla | WYA | 389 km |
| Cobar Airport | CAZ | 412 km |
| Adelaide International AirportAdelaide | ADL | 426 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,569 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,247 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,121 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,251 km | 20 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,739 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,766 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,413 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,513 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 930 km | 1 h 35 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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