AirportsBahawalpur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bahawalpur, in Punjab, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHV
- ICAO code
- OPBW
- City
- Bahawalpur
- State or region
- Punjab
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.3481° N, 71.7180° E
- Elevation
- 119 m (392 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,848 m (9,345 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHV means Bahawalpur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPBW. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.3481° N, 71.7180° E. It stands 119 metres (392 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bahawalpur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,848 metres (9,345 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,848 m 9,345 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Multan International AirportMultan | MUX | 99 km |
| Dera Ghazi Khan AirportDera Ghazi Khan | DEA | 137 km |
| Shaikh Zaid AirportRahim Yar Khan | RYK | 176 km |
| Faisalabad International AirportFaisalabad | LYP | 256 km |
| Jaisalmer AirportIndia | JSA | 286 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 531 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,147 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,677 km | 2 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,300 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,459 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,897 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,621 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,299 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,911 km | 13 h 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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