Bata Airport

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.

Bata Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos De Guinea Ecuatorial (ADGE)
LocationBata, Equatorial Guinea
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates1°54′20″N 9°48′20″E
Map
BSG
Location of airport in Equatorial Guinea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,310 10,860 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Overview
CEIBA Intercontinental ATR 42s at Bata Airport

The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bata and 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south of Utonde. It has a 2440-metre runway that operates only during the daytime and in good light. The state carrier and four other private companies make up the majority of Bata's industry, transporting passengers from Bioko's Malabo International Airport or the airports at Annobón or Mongomo. The airport is large enough to accommodate a Boeing 737. Despite that, apparently an Airbus A350 can take-off and land here, as seen when Vietnam Airlines uses an A350-900 to bring stranded Vietnamese citizen home.[3] Bata served 15,000 passengers in 2001.

The Bata VOR-DME (ident: BTA) and the Bata non-directional beacon (ident: BT) are located on the field.[4]

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.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
CEIBA Intercontinental Annobón, Douala, Libreville, Malabo
Cronos Airlines Cotonou, Malabo
Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines Malabo

See also

References
  1. Airport information for BSG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Bata
  3. https://vietnamnews.vn/society/770306/vietnam-airlines-flight-carries-stranded-citizens-in-equatorial-guinea-home.html
  4. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.


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