AirportsScott AFB/Midamerica Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Belleville, in Illinois, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLV
- ICAO code
- KBLV
- City
- Belleville
- State or region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.5452° N, 89.8352° W
- Elevation
- 140 m (459 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLV means Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBLV. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.5452° N, 89.8352° W. It stands 140 metres (459 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 98.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 2,440 m 8,006 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis | STL | 52 km |
| Veterans Airport of Southern IllinoisMarion | MWA | 114 km |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield | SPI | 145 km |
| Cape Girardeau Regional AirportCape Girardeau | CGI | 149 km |
| Decatur AirportDecatur | DEC | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,431 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,357 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,050 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,725 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,393 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,602 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,358 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,326 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,620 km | 18 h 05 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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