AirportsCanberra Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Canberra, in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CBR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CBR
- ICAO code
- YSCB
- City
- Canberra
- State or region
- Australian Capital Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.3069° S, 149.1950° E
- Elevation
- 575 m (1,886 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,283 m (10,771 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CBR means Canberra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YSCB. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.3069° S, 149.1950° E. It stands 575 metres (1,886 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Sydney, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Canberra Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,283 metres (10,771 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,283 m 10,771 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,679 m 5,509 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moruya AirportMoruya | MYA | 108 km |
| Cooma Snowy Mountains AirportCooma | OOM | 112 km |
| Wagga Wagga AirportForest Hill | WGA | 158 km |
| Merimbula AirportMerimbula | MIM | 189 km |
| Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportSydney | WSI | 211 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,364 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,050 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,920 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 17,010 km | 21 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,240 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,293 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,211 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,939 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 236 km | 45 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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