AirportsChefornak Airport is a small airport serving Chefornak, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CYF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CYF
- ICAO code
- PACK
- City
- Chefornak
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.1367° N, 164.2792° W
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 985 m (3,230 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CYF means Chefornak Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PACK. 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 60.1367° N, 164.2792° W. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Chefornak Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 985 metres (3,230 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 601.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 985 m 3,230 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kipnuk AirportKipnuk | KPN | 27 km |
| Nightmute AirportNightmute | NME | 44 km |
| Toksook Bay AirportToksook Bay | OOK | 63 km |
| Kwigillingok AirportKwigillingok | KWK | 68 km |
| Tununak AirportTununak | TNK | 72 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,692 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,827 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,860 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,520 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,209 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,390 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,973 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,783 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,225 km | 14 h 00 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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