AirportsBastia-Poretta International airport is a large airport serving Bastia, in Corsica, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BIA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BIA
- ICAO code
- LFKB
- City
- Bastia
- State or region
- Corsica
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.5527° N, 9.4837° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,519 m (8,266 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BIA means Bastia-Poretta International airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFKB. 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 42.5527° N, 9.4837° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Livorno, about 130 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bastia-Poretta International airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,519 metres (8,266 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,519 m 8,266 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calvi Sainte Catherine AirportCalvi | CLY | 57 km |
| Marina di Campo AirportCampo nell'Elba (LI), Italy | EBA | 66 km |
| Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airportAjaccio | AJA | 90 km |
| Figari Sud-Corse AirportFigari | FSC | 121 km |
| Pisa International AirportPisa (PI), Italy | PSA | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,146 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,426 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,583 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,243 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,627 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,993 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,275 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,972 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,568 km | 20 h 30 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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