Alpena County Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Alpena, in Michigan, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is APN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- APN
- ICAO code
- KAPN
- City
- Alpena
- State or region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 45.0781° N, 83.5603° W
- Elevation
- 210 m (690 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, APN means Alpena County Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KAPN. 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 45.0781° N, 83.5603° W. It stands 210 metres (690 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Traverse City, about 166 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Detroit, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alpena County Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,001 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 171.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,744 m 9,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 07/25 | 1,533 m 5,028 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston | PLN | 111 km |
| Chippewa County International AirportKincheloe | CIU | 147 km |
| Cherry Capital AirportTraverse City | TVC | 164 km |
| Sault Ste Marie AirportSault Ste Marie, Canada | YAM | 173 km |
| MBS International AirportFreeland | MBS | 177 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,596 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,491 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,157 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,854 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 937 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,205 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,799 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,047 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,255 km | 18 h 55 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.