AirportsKempegowda International Airport Bengaluru is a large airport serving Bengaluru, in Karnataka, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLR
- ICAO code
- VOBL
- City
- Bengaluru
- State or region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.1979° N, 77.7063° E
- Elevation
- 914 m (3,000 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLR means Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOBL. 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 13.1979° N, 77.7063° E. It stands 914 metres (3,000 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09R/27L | 4,000 m 13,123 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mysore AirportMysore | MYQ | 157 km |
| Kadapa AirportKadapa | CDP | 186 km |
| Tirupati International AirportTirupati | TIR | 204 km |
| Coimbatore International AirportCoimbatore | CJB | 252 km |
| Pondicherry AirportPuducherry (Pondicherry) | PNY | 266 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,709 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 834 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,694 km | 3 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,046 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,347 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,503 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,179 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,645 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,355 km | 11 h 45 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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