AirportsHughes Airport is a small airport serving Hughes, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HUS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HUS
- ICAO code
- PAHU
- City
- Hughes
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 66.0411° N, 154.2630° W
- Elevation
- 91 m (299 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HUS means Hughes Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAHU. 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 66.0411° N, 154.2630° W. It stands 91 metres (299 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Hughes Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,030 metres (3,380 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 583.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,030 m 3,380 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Mountain LRRS AirportUtopia Creek | UTO | 26 km |
| Allakaket AirportAllakaket | AET | 93 km |
| Huslia AirportHuslia | HSL | 102 km |
| Ralph M Calhoun Memorial AirportTanana | TAL | 138 km |
| Kobuk AirportKobuk | OBU | 152 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,633 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,767 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,558 km | 12 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,760 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,532 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,274 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,397 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,364 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,049 km | 15 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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