AirportsKlawock Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Klawock, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KLW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KLW
- ICAO code
- PAKW
- City
- Klawock
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5792° N, 133.0760° W
- Elevation
- 24 m (80 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KLW means Klawock Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAKW. 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 55.5792° N, 133.0760° W. It stands 24 metres (80 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Klawock Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 496.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Seaplane BaseCraig | CGA | 12 km |
| Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis | HYL | 29 km |
| Naukati Bay Seaplane BaseTuxekan Island | NKI | 32 km |
| Thorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay | KTB | 36 km |
| Kasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan | KXA | 43 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,230 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,359 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,992 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,338 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,544 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,658 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,867 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,653 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,253 km | 15 h 15 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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