AirportsCentral Airport is a small airport serving Central, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CEM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CEM
- ICAO code
- PACE
- City
- Central
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 65.5738° N, 144.7807° W
- Elevation
- 286 m (937 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 848 m (2,782 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CEM means Central Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PACE. 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 65.5738° N, 144.7807° W. It stands 286 metres (937 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Badger, about 155 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Anchorage, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Central Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 848 metres (2,782 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 642.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 848 m 2,782 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Circle City (New) AirportCircle | IRC | 43 km |
| Birch Creek AirportBirch Creek | KBC | 91 km |
| Fort Yukon AirportFort Yukon | FYU | 113 km |
| Chalkyitsik AirportChalkyitsik | CIK | 128 km |
| Beaver AirportBeaver | WBQ | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,953 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,082 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,770 km | 12 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,649 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,111 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,930 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,827 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,796 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,342 km | 15 h 20 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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