AirportsBrașov-Ghimbav International Airport is a large airport serving Brașov (Ghimbav), in Braşov County, Romania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GHV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GHV
- ICAO code
- LRBV
- City
- Brașov (Ghimbav)
- State or region
- Braşov County
- Country
- Romania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 45.7056° N, 25.5229° E
- Elevation
- 530 m (1,740 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,820 m (9,252 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GHV means Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LRBV. 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 45.7056° N, 25.5229° E. It stands 530 metres (1,740 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Bucharest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,820 metres (9,252 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Romania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,820 m 9,252 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sibiu International AirportSibiu | SBZ | 112 km |
| Târgu Mureş Transilvania International AirportRecea | TGM | 120 km |
| Bucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOtopeni | OTP | 134 km |
| Bacău George Enescu International AirportBacău | BCM | 140 km |
| Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportBucharest | BBU | 141 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,855 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,233 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,496 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,003 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,521 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,445 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,007 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,837 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,290 km | 18 h 55 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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