AirportsEl Dorado International Airport is a large airport serving Bogota, in Bogotá Capital District, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOG
- ICAO code
- SKBO
- City
- Bogota
- State or region
- Bogotá Capital District
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.7016° N, 74.1469° W
- Elevation
- 2,548 m (8,361 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOG means El Dorado International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKBO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.7016° N, 74.1469° W. It stands 2,548 metres (8,361 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
El Dorado International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 3,800 m 12,467 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguardia AirportVillavicencio | VVC | 84 km |
| Perales AirportIbagué | IBE | 114 km |
| La Nubia AirportManizales | MZL | 150 km |
| Matecaña International AirportPereira | PEI | 177 km |
| El Eden AirportArmenia | AXM | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,205 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,539 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,631 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,473 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,996 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,600 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,311 km | 23 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,310 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,326 km | 17 h 45 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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