AirportsSouth Bend International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving South Bend, in Indiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SBN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SBN
- ICAO code
- KSBN
- City
- South Bend
- State or region
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.7083° N, 86.3169° W
- Elevation
- 244 m (799 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,564 m (8,412 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SBN means South Bend International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSBN. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.7083° N, 86.3169° W. It stands 244 metres (799 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
South Bend International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,564 metres (8,412 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 215.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 2,564 m 8,412 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 2,164 m 7,101 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09L/27R | 1,311 m 4,300 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan City Municipal AirportMichigan City | MGC | 42 km |
| Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportKalamazoo | AZO | 86 km |
| Gary/Chicago International AirportGary | GYY | 92 km |
| Chicago Midway International AirportChicago | MDW | 119 km |
| Fort Wayne International AirportFort Wayne | FWA | 124 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,018 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,923 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,591 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,266 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,055 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,929 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,116 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,226 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,986 km | 18 h 35 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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