AirportsBoulia Airport is a medium-sized airport in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BQL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BQL
- ICAO code
- YBOU
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.9133° S, 139.9000° E
- Elevation
- 165 m (542 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,274 m (4,180 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BQL means Boulia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBOU. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.9133° S, 139.9000° E. It stands 165 metres (542 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Boulia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,274 metres (4,180 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 138.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,274 m 4,180 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedourie AirportBedourie | BEU | 166 km |
| Mount Isa AirportMount Isa | ISA | 253 km |
| Cloncurry AirportCloncurry | CNJ | 257 km |
| Julia Creek Airport | JCK | 313 km |
| Winton Airport | WIN | 333 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,831 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,644 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,560 km | 13 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,376 km | 19 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,305 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,438 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,731 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,501 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,647 km | 2 h 30 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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