AirportsBalıkesir Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Balıkesir, in Balıkesir Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BZI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BZI
- ICAO code
- LTBF
- City
- Balıkesir
- State or region
- Balıkesir Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.6193° N, 27.9260° E
- Elevation
- 104 m (340 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,990 m (9,810 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BZI means Balıkesir Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTBF. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.6193° N, 27.9260° E. It stands 104 metres (340 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Balıkesir Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,990 metres (9,810 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,990 m 9,810 ft | 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Balıkesir Koca Seyit AirportEdremit | EDO | 79 km |
| Mytilene International AirportMytilene, Greece | MJT | 130 km |
| Çanakkale AirportÇanakkale | CKZ | 140 km |
| Bursa Yenişehir AirportYenişehir | YEI | 156 km |
| Adnan Menderes International AirportGaziemir | ADB | 162 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,631 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,852 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,012 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,550 km | 3 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,088 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,133 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,722 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,129 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,006 km | 18 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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