AirportsCold Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cold Bay, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CDB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CDB
- ICAO code
- PACD
- City
- Cold Bay
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.2079° N, 162.7250° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (96 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,103 m (10,179 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CDB means Cold Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PACD. 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 55.2079° N, 162.7250° W. It stands 29 metres (96 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Cold Bay Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,103 metres (10,179 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 80.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,103 m 10,179 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,494 m 4,900 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 |
|---|---|---|
| King Cove AirportKing Cove | KVC | 31 km |
| False Pass AirportFalse Pass | KFP | 59 km |
| Nelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon | NLG | 133 km |
| Sand Point AirportSand Point | SDP | 140 km |
| Akutan AirportAkutan | KQA | 220 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,109 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,238 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,363 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,040 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,352 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,129 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,092 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,822 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,840 km | 13 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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