AirportsKipnuk Airport is a small airport serving Kipnuk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KPN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KPN
- ICAO code
- PAKI
- City
- Kipnuk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 59.9318° N, 164.0282° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 975 m (3,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KPN means Kipnuk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAKI. 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 59.9318° N, 164.0282° W. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kipnuk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 975 metres (3,200 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 606.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 975 m 3,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chefornak AirportChefornak | CYF | 27 km |
| Kwigillingok AirportKwigillingok | KWK | 48 km |
| Kongiganak AirportKongiganak | KKH | 64 km |
| Nightmute AirportNightmute | NME | 70 km |
| Tuntutuliak AirportTuntutuliak | WTL | 89 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,717 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,852 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,887 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,540 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,205 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,369 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,988 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,794 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,215 km | 14 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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