AirportsBathpalathang Airport is a small airport serving Jakar, in Bumthang District, Bhutan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUT
- ICAO code
- VQBT
- City
- Jakar
- State or region
- Bumthang District
- Country
- Bhutan
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 27.5622° N, 90.7471° E
- Elevation
- 2,586 m (8,485 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUT means Bathpalathang Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VQBT. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.5622° N, 90.7471° E. It stands 2,586 metres (8,485 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Jaigaon, about 157 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Thimphu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bathpalathang Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yongphulla AirportYongphulla | YON | 83 km |
| Paro International AirportParo | PBH | 132 km |
| Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportGuwahati, India | GAU | 182 km |
| Shannan Longzi AirportShannan, China | LGZ | 184 km |
| Lhasa Gonggar International AirportShannan (Gonggar), China | LXA | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,343 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,051 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,521 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,727 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,265 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,518 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,238 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,683 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,340 km | 11 h 45 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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