AirportsElfin Cove Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Elfin Cove, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ELV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ELV
- ICAO code
- PAEL
- City
- Elfin Cove
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 58.1952° N, 136.3470° W
- Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ELV means Elfin Cove Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAEL. 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 58.1952° N, 136.3470° W. It stands 0 metres (0 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Juneau, about 113 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Juneau, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Elfin Cove Seaplane Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 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 104.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 457 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican Seaplane BasePelican | PEC | 27 km |
| Gustavus AirportGustavus | GST | 45 km |
| Hoonah AirportHoonah | HNH | 56 km |
| Excursion Inlet Seaplane BaseExcursion Inlet | EXI | 58 km |
| Tenakee Seaplane BaseTenakee Springs | TKE | 81 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,880 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,010 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,673 km | 13 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,182 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,721 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,010 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,556 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,374 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,238 km | 15 h 15 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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