AirportsAlakanuk Airport is a small airport serving Alakanuk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AUK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AUK
- ICAO code
- PAUK
- City
- Alakanuk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 62.6827° N, 164.7225° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AUK means Alakanuk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAUK. 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 62.6827° N, 164.7225° W. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Alakanuk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 543.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 23 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Emmonak AirportEmmonak | EMK | 16 km |
| Nunam Iqua AirportNunam Iqua | SXP | 19 km |
| Kotlik AirportKotlik | KOT | 72 km |
| Mountain Village AirportMountain Village | MOU | 84 km |
| St Mary's AirportSt Mary's | KSM | 101 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,501 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,637 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,616 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,247 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,121 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,517 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,940 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,812 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,439 km | 14 h 15 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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