AirportsBroome International Airport is a large airport serving Broome, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BME.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BME
- ICAO code
- YBRM
- City
- Broome
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.9492° S, 122.2283° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (56 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,404 m (7,887 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BME means Broome International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBRM. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.9492° S, 122.2283° E. It stands 17 metres (56 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Broome International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,404 metres (7,887 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,404 m 7,887 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Crossing Airport | FIZ | 353 km |
| Port Hedland International AirportPort Hedland | PHE | 465 km |
| Christmas Creek AirportChristmas Creek Mine | CKW | 559 km |
| Karratha AirportKarratha | KTA | 650 km |
| Newman AirportNewman | ZNE | 658 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,089 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,783 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,681 km | 11 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,803 km | 17 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,064 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,787 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,931 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,230 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,378 km | 4 h 35 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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