AirportsÎle Art - Waala Airport is a small airport serving Waala, in Province Nord, New Caledonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BMY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BMY
- ICAO code
- NWWC
- City
- Waala
- State or region
- Province Nord
- Country
- New Caledonia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7205° S, 163.6611° E
- Elevation
- 93 m (306 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 600 m (1,969 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BMY means Île Art - Waala Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NWWC. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.7205° S, 163.6611° E. It stands 93 metres (306 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Île Art - Waala Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 600 metres (1,969 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 10 airports of New Caledonia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 600 m 1,969 ft | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Koumac AirportKoumac | KOC | 111 km |
| Koné AirportKoné | KNQ | 192 km |
| Touho AirportTouho | TOU | 205 km |
| Ouvéa AirportOuvéa | UVE | 321 km |
| La Tontouta International AirportNouméa (La Tontouta) | NOU | 368 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,721 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,791 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,707 km | 15 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,222 km | 20 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,141 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,168 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,910 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,641 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,005 km | 2 h 55 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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