AirportsBarter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Barter Island, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BTI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BTI
- ICAO code
- PABA
- City
- Barter Island
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 70.1340° N, 143.5820° W
- Elevation
- 1 m (2 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,372 m (4,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BTI means Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PABA. 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 70.1340° N, 143.5820° W. It stands 1 metres (2 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,372 metres (4,500 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 514.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,372 m 4,500 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deadhorse AirportDeadhorse | SCC | 184 km |
| Arctic Village AirportArctic Village | ARC | 238 km |
| Nuiqsut AirportNuiqsut | NUI | 280 km |
| Old Crow AirportOld Crow, Canada | YOC | 322 km |
| Venetie AirportVenetie | VEE | 365 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,573 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,694 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,302 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,171 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,053 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,305 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,693 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,822 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,679 km | 15 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.
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