AirportsGachsaran Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gachsaran, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GCH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GCH
- ICAO code
- OIAH
- City
- Gachsaran
- State or region
- Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.3339° N, 50.8338° E
- Elevation
- 736 m (2,414 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GCH means Gachsaran Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIAH. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.3339° N, 50.8338° E. It stands 736 metres (2,414 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Behbahān, about 64 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tehran, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gachsaran Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,850 metres (6,070 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Iran on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 43.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,850 m 6,070 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khark AirportKhark | KHK | 129 km |
| Bushehr AirportBushehr | BUZ | 154 km |
| Mahshahr AirportMahshahr | MRX | 163 km |
| Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International AirportShiraz | SYZ | 191 km |
| Qasem Soleimani International AirportAhvaz | AWZ | 227 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,545 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,546 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 720 km | 1 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,782 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,282 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,779 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,454 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,023 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,703 km | 15 h 50 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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