AirportsBalkanabat International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Balkanabat, in Balkan Region, Turkmenistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BKN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BKN
- ICAO code
- UTAN
- City
- Balkanabat
- State or region
- Balkan Region
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.6811° N, 54.2060° E
- Elevation
- -8 m (-26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BKN means Balkanabat International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UTAN. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.6811° N, 54.2060° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) below sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Ashgabat, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Balkanabat International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Turkmenistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,200 m 10,499 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Turkmenbaşy International AirportTurkmenbaşy | KRW | 111 km |
| Sari Dasht-e Naz International AirportSari, Iran | SRY | 349 km |
| Bojnord AirportBojnord, Iran | BJB | 363 km |
| Heydar Aliyev International AirportBaku, Azerbaijan | GYD | 364 km |
| Ashgabat International AirportAshgabat | ASB | 406 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,433 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,905 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,608 km | 2 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,340 km | 5 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,648 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,793 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,585 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,250 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,868 km | 16 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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