AirportsRobert L. Bradshaw International Airport is a large airport serving Basseterre, in (unassigned), Saint Kitts and Nevis. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKB
- ICAO code
- TKPK
- City
- Basseterre
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.3108° N, 62.7191° W
- Elevation
- 52 m (170 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,317 m (7,602 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKB means Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TKPK. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.3108° N, 62.7191° W. It stands 52 metres (170 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Kitts, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,317 metres (7,602 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,317 m 7,602 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vance W. Amory International AirportCharlestown | NEV | 18 km |
| F. D. Roosevelt AirportOranjestad, Caribbean Netherlands | EUX | 34 km |
| Juancho E. Yrausquin AirportZion's Hill, Caribbean Netherlands | SAB | 65 km |
| St. Jean AirportGustavia, Saint Barthélemy | SBH | 67 km |
| John A. Osborne AirportGerald's Park, Montserrat | MNI | 80 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,332 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,696 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,813 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,601 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,803 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,807 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,480 km | 21 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,677 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,172 km | 20 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.
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