AirportsGautam Buddha International Airport is a large airport serving Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), in Lumbini Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BWA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BWA
- ICAO code
- VNBW
- City
- Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)
- State or region
- Lumbini Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.5046° N, 83.4104° E
- Elevation
- 109 m (358 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BWA means Gautam Buddha International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNBW. 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 27.5046° N, 83.4104° E. It stands 109 metres (358 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gautam Buddha International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gorakhpur AirportGorakhpur, India | GOP | 85 km |
| Pokhara Domestic AirportPokhara | PKR | 96 km |
| Pokhara International AirportPokhara | PHH | 96 km |
| Bharatpur AirportBharatpur | BHR | 102 km |
| Shravasti AirportShravasti, India | VSV | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 631 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,425 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,799 km | 3 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,244 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,080 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,806 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,642 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,346 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,877 km | 12 h 25 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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