AirportsBanja Luka International Airport is a large airport serving Mahovljani, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BNX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BNX
- ICAO code
- LQBK
- City
- Mahovljani
- State or region
- Republika Srpska
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 44.9414° N, 17.2975° E
- Elevation
- 122 m (400 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BNX means Banja Luka International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LQBK. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.9414° N, 17.2975° E. It stands 122 metres (400 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Sarajevo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Banja Luka International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuzla International AirportDubrave Gornje | TZL | 125 km |
| Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International AirportVelika Gorica, Croatia | ZAG | 131 km |
| Osijek AirportOsijek(Klisa), Croatia | OSI | 132 km |
| Pécs-Pogány International AirportPécs, Hungary | PEV | 138 km |
| Sarajevo International AirportSarajevo | SJJ | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,496 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,834 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,043 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,497 km | 2 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,034 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,172 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,642 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,361 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,931 km | 19 h 40 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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