AirportsBordj Badji Mokhtar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bordj Badji Mokhtar, in Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BMW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BMW
- ICAO code
- DATM
- City
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- State or region
- Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.3778° N, 0.9270° E
- Elevation
- 397 m (1,303 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BMW means Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DATM. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.3778° N, 0.9270° E. It stands 397 metres (1,303 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok AirportTamanrasset | TMR | 493 km |
| Gao International AirportGao, Mali | GAQ | 579 km |
| Tombouktou AirportTimbuktu, Mali | TOM | 662 km |
| In Salah AirportIn Salah | INZ | 673 km |
| Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir AirportAdrar | AZR | 727 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,594 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,441 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,539 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,348 km | 4 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,219 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,128 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,303 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,345 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,785 km | 20 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.
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