AirportsWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, in Pennsylvania, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AVP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AVP
- ICAO code
- KAVP
- City
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
- State or region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.3371° N, 75.7242° W
- Elevation
- 293 m (962 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,287 m (7,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AVP means Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KAVP. 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 41.3371° N, 75.7242° W. It stands 293 metres (962 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Allentown, about 83 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,287 metres (7,502 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 285.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,287 m 7,502 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,311 m 4,300 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley International AirportAllentown/Bethlehem | ABE | 80 km |
| Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link fieldBinghamton | BGM | 99 km |
| Williamsport Regional AirportWilliamsport | IPT | 101 km |
| Elmira Corning Regional AirportElmira/Corning | ELM | 133 km |
| New York Stewart International AirportNewburgh | SWF | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,756 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,557 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,061 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,619 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 181 km | 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,807 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,268 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,731 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,856 km | 19 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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