AirportsBallina Byron Gateway Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ballina, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BNK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BNK
- ICAO code
- YBNA
- City
- Ballina
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.8332° S, 153.5615° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,900 m (6,234 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BNK means Ballina Byron Gateway Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBNA. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.8332° S, 153.5615° E. It stands 2 metres (7 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Gold Coast, about 93 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,900 metres (6,234 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 51.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,900 m 6,234 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore AirportLismore | LSY | 30 km |
| Gold Coast AirportGold Coast | OOL | 74 km |
| Brisbane International AirportBrisbane | BNE | 167 km |
| Coffs Harbour AirportCoffs Harbour | CFS | 171 km |
| Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba | WTB | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,329 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,159 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,073 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,702 km | 20 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,553 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,580 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,247 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,303 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 612 km | 1 h 15 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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