AirportsBournemouth Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bournemouth, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOH
- ICAO code
- EGHH
- City
- Bournemouth
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.7805° N, 1.8396° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (38 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,272 m (7,454 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOH means Bournemouth Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGHH. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.7805° N, 1.8396° W. It stands 12 metres (38 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bournemouth Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,272 metres (7,454 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,272 m 7,454 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton AirportSouthampton | SOU | 39 km |
| Bristol AirportBristol | BRS | 91 km |
| Exeter International AirportExeter, Devon | EXT | 111 km |
| Alderney AirportSaint Anne, Guernsey | ACI | 122 km |
| London Gatwick AirportLondon | LGW | 123 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,840 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,309 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,581 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,472 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,738 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,994 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,707 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,142 km | 21 h 10 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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