AirportsKing Salmon Airport is a medium-sized airport serving King Salmon, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKN
- ICAO code
- PAKN
- City
- King Salmon
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.6778° N, 156.6520° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (73 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,713 m (8,901 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKN means King Salmon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAKN. 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 58.6778° N, 156.6520° W. It stands 22 metres (73 feet) above sea level.
Runways
King Salmon Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,713 metres (8,901 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 183.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,713 m 8,901 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 18/36 | 1,224 m 4,017 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| NW/SE | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 152 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Naknek Number 2 AirportSouth Naknek | WSN | 21 km |
| Lake Brooks Seaplane BaseKatmai National Park | BKF | 52 km |
| Egegik AirportEgegik | EGX | 69 km |
| Igiugig AirportIgiugig | IGG | 84 km |
| New Stuyahok AirportNew Stuyahok | KNW | 95 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,123 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,260 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,226 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,579 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,865 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,930 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,418 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,200 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,372 km | 14 h 10 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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