AirportsWynyard Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Burnie, in Tasmania, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BWT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BWT
- ICAO code
- YWYY
- City
- Burnie
- State or region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.9970° S, 145.7260° E
- Elevation
- 19 m (62 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BWT means Wynyard Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YWYY. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.9970° S, 145.7260° E. It stands 19 metres (62 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Burnie, about 16 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Hobart, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Wynyard Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 82.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,650 m 5,413 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 767 m 2,516 ft | 30 m | Paved | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport AirportDevonport | DPO | 62 km |
| Launceston AirportLaunceston (Western Junction) | LST | 138 km |
| King Island Airport | KNS | 200 km |
| Flinders Island AirportWhitemark | FLS | 216 km |
| Hobart International AirportHobart (Cambridge) | HBA | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,467 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,035 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,843 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 17,198 km | 21 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,719 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,841 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,315 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,533 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 919 km | 1 h 35 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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