AirportsBalakovo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Balakovo, in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BWO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BWO
- ICAO code
- UWSB
- City
- Balakovo
- State or region
- Saratov Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 51.8583° N, 47.7456° E
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BWO means Balakovo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UWSB. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.8583° N, 47.7456° E. It stands 29 metres (95 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Saratov, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Balakovo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,350 metres (7,710 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 96.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,350 m 7,710 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gagarin International AirportSaratov | GSV | 110 km |
| Penza AirportPenza | PEZ | 231 km |
| Kurumoch International AirportSamara | KUF | 245 km |
| Ulyanovsk Baratayevka AirportUlyanovsk | ULV | 270 km |
| Manshuk Mametova International AirportUralsk, Kazakhstan | URA | 274 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,549 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,250 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,028 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,263 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,284 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,379 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,651 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,109 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,780 km | 17 h 05 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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