AirportsAdak Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Adak, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ADK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ADK
- ICAO code
- PADK
- City
- Adak
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 51.8836° N, 176.6428° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,374 m (7,790 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ADK means Adak Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PADK. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.8836° N, 176.6428° W. It stands 5 metres (18 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Adak Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,374 metres (7,790 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 268.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,374 m 7,790 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Atka AirportAtka | AKB | 171 km |
| Nikolski Air StationNikolski | IKO | 541 km |
| St George AirportSt George | STG | 691 km |
| Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnalaska | DUT | 713 km |
| St Paul Island AirportSt Paul Island | SNP | 718 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,567 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,669 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,059 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,517 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,329 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,988 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,161 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,868 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,045 km | 12 h 35 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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