AirportsEastern Sierra Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bishop, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BIH
- ICAO code
- KBIH
- City
- Bishop
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.3731° N, 118.3640° W
- Elevation
- 1,257 m (4,124 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,285 m (7,498 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BIH means Eastern Sierra Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBIH. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.3731° N, 118.3640° W. It stands 1,257 metres (4,124 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Clovis, about 133 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,285 metres (7,498 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 292.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,285 m 7,498 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,707 m 5,600 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,697 m 5,567 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth Yosemite AirportMammoth Lakes | MMH | 51 km |
| Fresno Yosemite International AirportFresno | FAT | 137 km |
| Merced Regional Macready FieldMerced | MCE | 190 km |
| Meadows FieldBakersfield | BFL | 224 km |
| Stockton Metropolitan AirportStockton | SCK | 260 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,509 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,627 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,021 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,443 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,828 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 381 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,893 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,593 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,246 km | 15 h 15 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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