AirportsGustavus Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gustavus, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GST
- ICAO code
- PAGS
- City
- Gustavus
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.4253° N, 135.7070° W
- Elevation
- 11 m (35 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,048 m (6,720 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GST means Gustavus Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAGS. 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 58.4253° N, 135.7070° W. It stands 11 metres (35 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Juneau, about 76 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
Gustavus Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,048 metres (6,720 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 373.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,048 m 6,720 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 917 m 3,010 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Excursion Inlet Seaplane BaseExcursion Inlet | EXI | 15 km |
| Hoonah AirportHoonah | HNH | 41 km |
| Elfin Cove Seaplane BaseElfin Cove | ELV | 45 km |
| Funter Bay Seaplane BaseFunter Bay | FNR | 51 km |
| Pelican Seaplane BasePelican | PEC | 61 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,876 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,005 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,654 km | 13 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,141 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,682 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,010 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,578 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,403 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,283 km | 15 h 20 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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