AirportsBrunei International Airport is a large airport serving Bandar Seri Begawan, in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BWN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BWN
- ICAO code
- WBSB
- City
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- State or region
- Brunei-Muara District
- Country
- Brunei
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.9442° N, 114.9280° E
- Elevation
- 22 m (73 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BWN means Brunei International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBSB. 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 4.9442° N, 114.9280° E. It stands 22 metres (73 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Miri, about 120 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Brunei, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brunei International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Limbang AirportLimbang, Malaysia | LMN | 18 km |
| Labuan AirportLabuan, Malaysia | LBU | 53 km |
| Lawas AirportLawas, Malaysia | LWY | 54 km |
| Mulu AirportMulu, Malaysia | MZV | 101 km |
| Marudi AirportMarudi, Malaysia | MUR | 108 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,772 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,820 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,721 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,282 km | 14 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,869 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,949 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,278 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,250 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,760 km | 7 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.
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