AirportsPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport is a large airport serving Brasília, in Distrito Federal, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BSB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BSB
- ICAO code
- SBBR
- City
- Brasília
- State or region
- Distrito Federal
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.8692° S, 47.9208° W
- Elevation
- 1,066 m (3,497 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,300 m (10,827 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BSB means Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBBR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.8692° S, 47.9208° W. It stands 1,066 metres (3,497 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,300 metres (10,827 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11R/29L | 3,300 m 10,827 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11L/29R | 3,200 m 10,499 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Genoveva International AirportGoiânia | GYN | 163 km |
| Pedro Rabelo de Souza AirportParacatu | PYT | 189 km |
| Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães AirportCaldas Novas | CLV | 219 km |
| Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato AirportUberlândia | UDI | 337 km |
| Romeu Zema AirportAraxá | AAX | 423 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,232 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,754 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,060 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,782 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,827 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,281 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,539 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,697 km | 21 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,118 km | 17 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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