AirportsBarinas Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Barinas, in Barinas State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BNS
- ICAO code
- SVBI
- City
- Barinas
- State or region
- Barinas State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.6150° N, 70.2142° W
- Elevation
- 187 m (615 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BNS means Barinas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVBI. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.6150° N, 70.2142° W. It stands 187 metres (615 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Caracas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Barinas Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,999 metres (6,560 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Venezuela on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,999 m 6,560 ft | 41 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,201 m 3,940 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño AirportValera | VLV | 90 km |
| Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía | VIG | 160 km |
| Santiago Perez AirportArauca, Colombia | AUC | 181 km |
| Jacinto Lara International AirportBarquisimeto | BRM | 184 km |
| Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International AirportSanto Domingo | STD | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,594 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,930 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,028 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,863 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,578 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,662 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,735 km | 23 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,184 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,938 km | 18 h 30 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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