AirportsBuckland Airport is a small airport serving Buckland, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BKC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BKC
- ICAO code
- PABL
- City
- Buckland
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 65.9816° N, 161.1490° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 975 m (3,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BKC means Buckland Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PABL. 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 65.9816° N, 161.1490° W. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Buckland Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 975 metres (3,200 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 604.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 975 m 3,200 ft | 23 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Deering AirportDeering | DRG | 74 km |
| Selawik AirportSelawik | WLK | 86 km |
| Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik | ORV | 93 km |
| Bob Baker Memorial AirportKiana | IAN | 115 km |
| Koyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk | KKA | 116 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,408 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,544 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,409 km | 11 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,852 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,835 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,527 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,090 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,056 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,834 km | 14 h 45 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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