AirportsBologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is a large airport serving Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLQ
- ICAO code
- LIPE
- City
- Bologna
- State or region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 44.5354° N, 11.2887° E
- Elevation
- 37 m (123 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,803 m (9,196 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLQ means Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LIPE. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.5354° N, 11.2887° E. It stands 37 metres (123 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Rome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,803 metres (9,196 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,803 m 9,196 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International AirportForlì (FC) | FRL | 73 km |
| Florence Airport, PeretolaFirenze (FI) | FLR | 81 km |
| Parma AirportParma (PR) | PMF | 85 km |
| Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportCaselle (VR) | VRN | 101 km |
| Pisa International AirportPisa (PI) | PSA | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,973 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,298 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,485 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,163 km | 1 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,647 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,919 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,117 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,710 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,407 km | 20 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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