AirportsBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is a large airport serving Budapest, in Budapest (capital city), Hungary. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUD
- ICAO code
- LHBP
- City
- Budapest
- State or region
- Budapest (capital city)
- Country
- Hungary
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.4302° N, 19.2624° E
- Elevation
- 151 m (495 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,707 m (12,162 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUD means Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LHBP. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.4302° N, 19.2624° E. It stands 151 metres (495 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Budapest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,707 metres (12,162 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 3,707 m 12,162 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13R/31L | 3,010 m 9,875 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sliač AirportSliač, Slovakia | SLD | 135 km |
| M. R. Štefánik AirportBratislava, Slovakia | BTS | 174 km |
| Debrecen International AirportDebrecen | DEB | 177 km |
| Pécs-Pogány International AirportPécs | PEV | 178 km |
| Hévíz–Balaton AirportSármellék | SOB | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,344 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,746 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,009 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,489 km | 2 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,017 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,031 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,501 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,057 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,770 km | 19 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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