AirportsBella Coola Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bella Coola, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is QBC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- QBC
- ICAO code
- CYBD
- City
- Bella Coola
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 52.3875° N, 126.5960° W
- Elevation
- 36 m (117 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, QBC means Bella Coola Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYBD. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.3875° N, 126.5960° W. It stands 36 metres (117 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Bella Coola Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,280 metres (4,200 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 137.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,280 m 4,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake | YAA | 88 km |
| Bella Bella (Campbell Island) AirportBella Bella | ZEL | 109 km |
| Sullivan Bay Seaplane BaseSullivan Bay | YTG | 168 km |
| Greenway Sound Seaplane BaseBroughton Island | YGN | 173 km |
| Port Hardy AirportPort Hardy | YZT | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,724 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,847 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,380 km | 14 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,417 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,144 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,153 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,413 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,181 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,449 km | 15 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.
Links
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