AirportsBacha Khan International Airport is a large airport serving Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PEW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PEW
- ICAO code
- OPPS
- City
- Peshawar
- State or region
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.9939° N, 71.5146° E
- Elevation
- 353 m (1,158 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PEW means Bacha Khan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPPS. 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 33.9939° N, 71.5146° E. It stands 353 metres (1,158 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bacha Khan International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,743 m 9,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Islamabad International AirportAttock | ISB | 131 km |
| Khost International AirportKhost, Afghanistan | KHT | 177 km |
| Muzaffarabad AirportMuzaffarabad | MFG | 187 km |
| Chitral AirportChitral | CJL | 212 km |
| Kabul International AirportKabul, Afghanistan | KBL | 221 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 804 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,663 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,835 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,930 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,987 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,390 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,956 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,106 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,218 km | 14 h 00 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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