AirportsHobart International Airport is a large airport serving Hobart (Cambridge), in Tasmania, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HBA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HBA
- ICAO code
- YMHB
- City
- Hobart (Cambridge)
- State or region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.8370° S, 147.5130° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,727 m (8,947 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HBA means Hobart International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMHB. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.8370° S, 147.5130° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Hobart, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hobart International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,727 metres (8,947 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,727 m 8,947 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston AirportLaunceston (Western Junction) | LST | 146 km |
| Devonport AirportDevonport | DPO | 206 km |
| Wynyard AirportBurnie | BWT | 252 km |
| Flinders Island AirportWhitemark | FLS | 308 km |
| King Island Airport | KNS | 448 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,704 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,255 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,048 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 17,436 km | 21 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,615 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,789 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,557 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,751 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,039 km | 1 h 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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