AirportsWaco Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Waco, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ACT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ACT
- ICAO code
- KACT
- City
- Waco
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.6113° N, 97.2305° W
- Elevation
- 157 m (516 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,166 m (7,107 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ACT means Waco Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KACT. 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 31.6113° N, 97.2305° W. It stands 157 metres (516 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Waco Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,166 metres (7,107 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 326.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,166 m 7,107 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,555 m 5,103 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army AirfieldFort Cavazos | GRK | 83 km |
| Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFort Worth | FTW | 135 km |
| Easterwood FieldCollege Station | CLL | 141 km |
| Dallas Love FieldDallas | DAL | 142 km |
| Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth | DFW | 144 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,298 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,279 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,055 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,746 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,323 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,993 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,721 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,470 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,738 km | 17 h 05 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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