AirportsWuhai Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wuhai, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WUA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WUA
- ICAO code
- ZBUH
- City
- Wuhai
- State or region
- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.7934° N, 106.7993° E
- Elevation
- 1,113 m (3,650 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WUA means Wuhai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBUH. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.7934° N, 106.7993° E. It stands 1,113 metres (3,650 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Wuhai Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 179.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bayannur Tianjitai AirportBayannur | RLK | 149 km |
| Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot AirportBayanhot | AXF | 156 km |
| Yinchuan Hedong International AirportYinchuan | INC | 167 km |
| Ordos Ejin Horo International AirportOrdos | DSN | 264 km |
| Baotou Donghe International AirportBaotou | BAV | 285 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,986 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,973 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,011 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,670 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,071 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,593 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,284 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,925 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,381 km | 11 h 50 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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