AirportsBuka Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Buka Island, in Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUA
- ICAO code
- AYBK
- City
- Buka Island
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.4223° S, 154.6727° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,562 m (5,125 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUA means Buka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYBK. 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 5.4223° S, 154.6727° E. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Arawa, about 134 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Bougainville, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Buka Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,562 metres (5,125 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,562 m 5,125 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aropa AirportKieta | KIE | 153 km |
| Ballalae AirportBallalae, Solomon Islands | BAS | 220 km |
| Choiseul Bay AirportChoiseul Bay, Solomon Islands | CHY | 238 km |
| Mono AirportStirling Island, Solomon Islands | MNY | 243 km |
| Tokua AirportKokopo | RAB | 281 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,094 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,349 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,198 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,404 km | 17 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,814 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,061 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,678 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,814 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,192 km | 4 h 20 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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