AirportsBasco Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Basco, in Batanes Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BSO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BSO
- ICAO code
- RPUO
- City
- Basco
- State or region
- Batanes Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.4513° N, 121.9800° E
- Elevation
- 89 m (291 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,250 m (4,101 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BSO means Basco Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPUO. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.4513° N, 121.9800° E. It stands 89 metres (291 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Basco Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,250 metres (4,101 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 40.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,250 m 4,101 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lanyu AirportOrchid Island, Taiwan | KYD | 181 km |
| Taitung AirportTaitung City, Taiwan | TTT | 272 km |
| Kaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung (Xiaogang), Taiwan | KHH | 290 km |
| Laoag International AirportLaoag City | LAO | 295 km |
| Tuguegarao AirportTuguegarao City | TUG | 313 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,603 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,122 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,778 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,261 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,029 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,219 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,886 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,416 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,793 km | 8 h 40 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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