AirportsMuara Bungo Airport is a small airport serving Muara Bungo, in Jambi, Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUU
- ICAO code
- WIJB
- City
- Muara Bungo
- State or region
- Jambi
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 1.5416° S, 102.1816° E
- Elevation
- 59 m (192 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUU means Muara Bungo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WIJB. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.5416° S, 102.1816° E. It stands 59 metres (192 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sungai Penuh, about 105 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jakarta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Muara Bungo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,350 metres (4,430 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 89.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,350 m 4,430 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Departi Parbo AirportSungai Penuh | KRC | 100 km |
| Sultan Thaha AirportJambi | DJB | 163 km |
| Muko Muko AirportMuko Muko | MPC | 165 km |
| Minangkabau International AirportPadang (Katapiang) | PDG | 227 km |
| Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFBPekanbaru | PKU | 237 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,284 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,939 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,849 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,014 km | 13 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,649 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,472 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 379 km | 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,676 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,227 km | 8 h 00 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.
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