AirportsBosset Airport is a small airport serving Bosset, in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOT
- ICAO code
- AYET
- City
- Bosset
- State or region
- Western Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 7.2373° S, 141.1063° E
- Elevation
- 24 m (80 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 700 m (2,297 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOT means Bosset Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYET. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.2373° S, 141.1063° E. It stands 24 metres (80 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Merauke, about 160 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jayapura, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bosset Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 700 metres (2,297 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 700 m 2,297 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Obo AirportObo | OBX | 46 km |
| Lake Murray AirportLake Murray | LMY | 50 km |
| Kiunga AirportKiunga | UNG | 125 km |
| Tanah Merah AirportTanah Merah, Indonesia | TMH | 155 km |
| Mopah International AirportMerauke, Indonesia | MKQ | 162 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,922 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,024 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,925 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,970 km | 17 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,944 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,421 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,226 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,760 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,145 km | 4 h 15 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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