AirportsGeneral José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport is a large airport serving Barcelona, in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLA
- ICAO code
- SVBC
- City
- Barcelona
- State or region
- Anzoátegui State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.1111° N, 64.6922° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLA means General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVBC. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.1111° N, 64.6922° W. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Caracas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Venezuela on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 40 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio José de Sucre AirportCumaná | CUM | 72 km |
| Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano AirportIsla de Coche | ICC | 109 km |
| Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International AirportIsla Margarita | PMV | 119 km |
| San Tomé AirportEl Tigre | SOM | 143 km |
| General Francisco Bermúdez AirportCarúpano | CUP | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,072 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,343 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,430 km | 15 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,358 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,510 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,055 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,228 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,324 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,506 km | 19 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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