AirportsBordeaux–Mérignac Airport is a large airport serving Bordeaux, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOD
- ICAO code
- LFBD
- City
- Bordeaux
- State or region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 44.8287° N, 0.7154° W
- Elevation
- 49 m (162 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOD means Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFBD. 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 44.8287° N, 0.7154° W. It stands 49 metres (162 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 2,415 m 7,923 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airportBergerac | EGC | 97 km |
| La Rochelle Île de Ré AirportLa Rochelle | LRH | 155 km |
| Pau Pyrénées AirportPau/Pyrénées (Uzein) | PUF | 163 km |
| Biarritz Pays Basque airportBiarritz | BIQ | 164 km |
| Brive Souillac airportBrive | BVE | 175 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,901 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,246 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,427 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 739 km | 1 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,780 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,240 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,053 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,233 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,332 km | 21 h 25 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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