AirportsLake Brooks Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Katmai National Park, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BKF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BKF
- ICAO code
- 5Z9
- City
- Katmai National Park
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 58.5548° N, 155.7770° W
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BKF means Lake Brooks Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: 5Z9. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.5548° N, 155.7770° W. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Lake Brooks Seaplane Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 491.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL/WAY | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 1,219 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 |
|---|---|---|
| King Salmon AirportKing Salmon | AKN | 52 km |
| South Naknek Number 2 AirportSouth Naknek | WSN | 73 km |
| Igiugig AirportIgiugig | IGG | 86 km |
| Egegik AirportEgegik | EGX | 102 km |
| Kokhanok AirportKokhanok | KNK | 113 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,169 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,305 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,262 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,578 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,822 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,879 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,470 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,251 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,396 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.
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