Bata Airport
Bata Airport Aeropuerto de Bata | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 1°54′20″N 9°48′20″E / 1.90556°N 9.80556°E | ||||||||||
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Bata Airport (IATA: BSG, ICAO: FGBT) is an airport serving Bata in Litoral, Equatorial Guinea. It is the second largest airport in Equatorial Guinea after Malabo International Airport.
Overview
The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bata and 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south of Utonde. It has a 3310-metre runwayAirbus A350 and the Boeing 787 can take-off and land here, as seen in 2020 when Vietnam Airlines used an A350-900 to bring stranded Vietnamese citizens home.[4] Bata served 15,000 passengers in 2001.
In July 2002, all staff at the airport were arrested for allowing the leader of the Popular Union, an opposition party, to board a flight to Gabon.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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CEIBA Intercontinental | Malabo, Mengomeyén |
Cronos Airlines | Cotonou, Malabo |
Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines | Malabo |
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for BSG at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guinea Ecuatorial. "Anuario Estadístico de Guinea Ecuatorial 2021" [Statistical Yearbook of Equatorial Guinea 2021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Bata Airport - FGBT - BSG - Airport Guide".
- ^ "Vietnam Airlines' flight carries stranded citizens in Equatorial Guinea home".
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