AirportsChuathbaluk Airport is a small airport serving Chuathbaluk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHU
- ICAO code
- PACH
- City
- Chuathbaluk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 61.5791° N, 159.2160° W
- Elevation
- 74 m (244 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,037 m (3,401 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHU means Chuathbaluk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PACH. 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 61.5791° N, 159.2160° W. It stands 74 metres (244 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Chuathbaluk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,037 metres (3,401 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 580.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27 | 1,037 m 3,401 ft | 18 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aniak AirportAniak | ANI | 17 km |
| Kalskag AirportKalskag | KLG | 60 km |
| Crooked Creek AirportCrooked Creek | CKD | 65 km |
| Holy Cross AirportHoly Cross | HCR | 74 km |
| Red Devil AirportRed Devil | RDV | 101 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,799 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,936 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,875 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,304 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,896 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,206 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,234 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,076 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,521 km | 14 h 25 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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