AirportsNikolski Air Station is a small airport serving Nikolski, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IKO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IKO
- ICAO code
- PAKO
- City
- Nikolski
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 52.9416° N, 168.8495° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (77 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,070 m (3,512 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IKO means Nikolski Air Station. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAKO. 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 52.9416° N, 168.8495° W. It stands 23 metres (77 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Nikolski Air Station has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,070 metres (3,512 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 576.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,070 m 3,512 ft | 41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnalaska | DUT | 186 km |
| Akutan AirportAkutan | KQA | 253 km |
| Atka AirportAtka | AKB | 371 km |
| St George AirportSt George | STG | 408 km |
| False Pass AirportFalse Pass | KFP | 415 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,947 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,064 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,328 km | 12 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,354 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,823 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,468 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,697 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,407 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,406 km | 13 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.
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