AirportsHoly Cross Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Holy Cross, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HCR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HCR
- ICAO code
- PAHC
- City
- Holy Cross
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 62.1883° N, 159.7750° W
- Elevation
- 21 m (70 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HCR means Holy Cross Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAHC. 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 62.1883° N, 159.7750° W. It stands 21 metres (70 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Holy Cross Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 546.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anvik AirportAnvik | ANV | 55 km |
| Aniak AirportAniak | ANI | 69 km |
| Chuathbaluk AirportChuathbaluk | CHU | 74 km |
| Kalskag AirportKalskag | KLG | 78 km |
| Grayling AirportGrayling | KGX | 80 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,732 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,869 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,802 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,246 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,902 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,263 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,197 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,054 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,553 km | 14 h 25 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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