AirportsChignik Lake Airport is a small airport serving Chignik Lake, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KCQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KCQ
- ICAO code
- A79
- City
- Chignik Lake
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 56.2550° N, 158.7750° W
- Elevation
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 853 m (2,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KCQ means Chignik Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: A79. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.2550° N, 158.7750° W. It stands 15 metres (50 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Chignik Lake Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 853 metres (2,800 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 641.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 853 m 2,800 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chignik AirportChignik | KCG | 26 km |
| Perryville AirportPerryville | KPV | 46 km |
| Port Heiden AirportPort Heiden | PTH | 79 km |
| Nelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon | NLG | 150 km |
| Sand Point AirportSand Point | SDP | 151 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,217 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,351 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,397 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,872 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,079 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,933 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,328 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,072 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,086 km | 13 h 50 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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