AirportsBathurst Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHS
- ICAO code
- YBTH
- City
- Bathurst
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.4068° S, 149.6512° E
- Elevation
- 742 m (2,435 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,705 m (5,594 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHS means Bathurst Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBTH. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.4068° S, 149.6512° E. It stands 742 metres (2,435 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sydney, about 153 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Sydney, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bathurst Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,705 metres (5,594 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 70.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,705 m 5,594 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,315 m 4,314 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportSydney | WSI | 112 km |
| Parkes AirportParkes | PKE | 135 km |
| Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney (Mascot) | SYD | 153 km |
| Palm Beach Seaplane BaseSydney | LBH | 156 km |
| Dubbo City Regional AirportDubbo | DBO | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,284 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,006 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,890 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,883 km | 20 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,117 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,156 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,141 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,736 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 153 km | 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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