AirportsBéchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Béchar, in Béchar Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CBH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CBH
- ICAO code
- DAOR
- City
- Béchar
- State or region
- Béchar Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.6457° N, 2.2699° W
- Elevation
- 811 m (2,661 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,732 m (12,245 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CBH means Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAOR. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.6457° N, 2.2699° W. It stands 811 metres (2,661 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,732 metres (12,245 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,732 m 12,245 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 18/36 | 2,999 m 9,840 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bouarfa AirportBouarfa, Morocco | UAR | 100 km |
| Moulay Ali Cherif AirportErrachidia, Morocco | ERH | 204 km |
| Mecheria AirportMecheria | MZW | 283 km |
| Oujda Angads AirportAhl Angad, Morocco | OUD | 351 km |
| Fes Saïss International AirportSaïss, Morocco | FEZ | 358 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,463 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,538 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,617 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,209 km | 3 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,323 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,123 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,460 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,559 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,527 km | 21 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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