AirportsBaikonur Krayniy International Airport is a large airport serving Baikonur, in Baikonur City, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BXY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BXY
- ICAO code
- UAOL
- City
- Baikonur
- State or region
- Baikonur City
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 45.6220° N, 63.2108° E
- Elevation
- 97 m (317 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BXY means Baikonur Krayniy International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UAOL. 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 45.6220° N, 63.2108° E. It stands 97 metres (317 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kyzylorda, about 199 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Qostanay, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Baikonur Krayniy International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,200 m 10,500 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Korkyt Ata International AirportKyzylorda | KZO | 213 km |
| Zhezkazgan National AirportZhezkazgan | DZN | 416 km |
| Nukus International AirportNukus, Uzbekistan | NCU | 451 km |
| Urgench International AirportUrgench, Uzbekistan | UGC | 494 km |
| Hazrat Sultan International AirportTurkıstan | HSA | 495 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,255 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,081 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,371 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,582 km | 6 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,514 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,166 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,326 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,315 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,481 km | 15 h 30 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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