AirportsBåtsfjord Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Båtsfjord, in Finnmark, Norway. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BJF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BJF
- ICAO code
- ENBS
- City
- Båtsfjord
- State or region
- Finnmark
- Country
- Norway
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 70.6003° N, 29.6926° E
- Elevation
- 149 m (490 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BJF means Båtsfjord Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ENBS. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 70.6003° N, 29.6926° E. It stands 149 metres (490 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Nikel, about 134 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Båtsfjord Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,000 metres (3,281 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 47 airports of Norway on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,000 m 3,281 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Berlevåg AirportBerlevåg | BVG | 39 km |
| Vardø Airport, SvartnesVardø | VAW | 57 km |
| Vadsø AirportVadsø | VDS | 60 km |
| Mehamn AirportMehamn | MEH | 83 km |
| Kirkenes Airport, HøybuktmoenKirkenes | KKN | 98 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,513 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,393 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,303 km | 6 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,617 km | 3 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,254 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,115 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,292 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,994 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,690 km | 18 h 10 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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