AirportsBinaka Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gunungsitoli, in Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GNS
- ICAO code
- WIMB
- City
- Gunungsitoli
- State or region
- Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.1663° N, 97.7052° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,355 m (4,445 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GNS means Binaka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WIMB. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.1663° N, 97.7052° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jakarta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Binaka Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,355 metres (4,445 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 88.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,355 m 4,445 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Syekh Hamzah Fansyuri AirportSingkil | FSH | 126 km |
| Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing AirportSibolga (Pinangsori) | FLZ | 138 km |
| Silangit AirportSiborong-Borong | DTB | 188 km |
| Lasikin AirportLubang | LKI | 206 km |
| Alas Leuser AirportKutacane | LSR | 248 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,750 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,361 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,268 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,470 km | 13 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,287 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,589 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 699 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,783 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,801 km | 8 h 40 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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