AirportsRafael Hernández International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Aguadilla, in (unassigned), Puerto Rico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BQN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BQN
- ICAO code
- TJBQ
- City
- Aguadilla
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 18.4949° N, 67.1294° W
- Elevation
- 72 m (237 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,567 m (11,702 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BQN means Rafael Hernández International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TJBQ. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.4949° N, 67.1294° W. It stands 72 metres (237 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ponce, about 76 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Puerto Rico, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rafael Hernández International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,567 metres (11,702 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Puerto Rico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,567 m 11,702 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenio Maria De Hostos AirportMayaguez | MAZ | 27 km |
| Mercedita International AirportPonce | PSE | 81 km |
| Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci AirportSan Juan | SIG | 109 km |
| Luis Munoz Marin International AirportSan Juan | SJU | 119 km |
| Punta Cana International AirportPunta Cana, Dominican Republic | PUJ | 130 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,523 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,971 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,120 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,803 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,543 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,336 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,604 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,370 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,857 km | 19 h 35 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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