AirportsBiratnagar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Biratnagar, in Koshi Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BIR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BIR
- ICAO code
- VNVT
- City
- Biratnagar
- State or region
- Koshi Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.4815° N, 87.2640° E
- Elevation
- 72 m (236 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,505 m (4,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BIR means Biratnagar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNVT. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.4815° N, 87.2640° E. It stands 72 metres (236 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Biratnagar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,505 metres (4,937 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,505 m 4,937 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bhadrapur AirportBhadrapur | BDP | 82 km |
| Tumling Tar AirportTumling Tar | TMI | 93 km |
| Taplejung AirportTaplejung | TPJ | 106 km |
| Bagdogra AirportSiliguri, India | IXB | 108 km |
| Janakpur AirportJanakpur | JKR | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,029 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,687 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,186 km | 4 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,586 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,299 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,771 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,318 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,046 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,513 km | 12 h 00 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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