AirportsGoodnews Airport is a small airport serving Goodnews, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GNU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GNU
- ICAO code
- GNU
- City
- Goodnews
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 59.1176° N, 161.5752° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 864 m (2,835 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GNU means Goodnews Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GNU. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.1176° N, 161.5752° W. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Goodnews Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 864 metres (2,835 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 640.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 864 m 2,835 ft | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum AirportPlatinum | PTU | 18 km |
| Togiak AirportTogiak Village | TOG | 68 km |
| Quinhagak AirportQuinhagak | KWN | 73 km |
| Twin Hills AirportTwin Hills | TWA | 74 km |
| Kongiganak AirportKongiganak | KKH | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,882 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,016 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,039 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,601 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,113 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,207 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,131 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,920 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,227 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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