AirportsKuching International Airport is a large airport serving Kuching, in Sarawak, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KCH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KCH
- ICAO code
- WBGG
- City
- Kuching
- State or region
- Sarawak
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 1.4874° N, 110.3529° E
- Elevation
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,780 m (12,402 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KCH means Kuching International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBGG. 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 1.4874° N, 110.3529° E. It stands 27 metres (89 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuching, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kuching International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,780 metres (12,402 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,780 m 12,402 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sibu AirportSibu | SBW | 201 km |
| Tebelian AirportSintang, Indonesia | SQG | 210 km |
| Supadio International AirportPontianak, Indonesia | PNK | 211 km |
| Mukah AirportMukah | MKM | 244 km |
| Nanga Pinoh AirportNanga Pinoh-Borneo Island, Indonesia | NPO | 256 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,637 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,526 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,449 km | 8 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,297 km | 14 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,312 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,583 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 707 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,855 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,803 km | 7 h 30 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.
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