AirportsCenter Island Airport is a small airport serving Center Island, in Washington, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CWS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CWS
- ICAO code
- 78WA
- City
- Center Island
- State or region
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 48.4900° N, 122.8316° W
- Elevation
- 35 m (115 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 488 m (1,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CWS means Center Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: 78WA. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.4900° N, 122.8316° W. It stands 35 metres (115 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Surrey, about 69 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Center Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 488 metres (1,600 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 671.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 488 m 1,600 ft | 30 m | Grass | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur Shores AirportDecatur | DTR | 2 km |
| Lopez Island AirportLopez | LPS | 8 km |
| Blakely Island AirportBlakely Island | BYW | 10 km |
| Anacortes AirportAnacortes | OTS | 12 km |
| Friday Harbor Seaplane BaseFriday Harbor | FBS | 14 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,221 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,340 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,814 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,629 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,912 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,659 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,880 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,620 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,489 km | 15 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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