AirportsAkutan Airport is a small airport serving Akutan, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KQA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KQA
- ICAO code
- PAUT
- City
- Akutan
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 54.1446° N, 165.6043° W
- Elevation
- 41 m (133 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,372 m (4,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KQA means Akutan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAUT. 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 54.1446° N, 165.6043° W. It stands 41 metres (133 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Akutan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,372 metres (4,500 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 517.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,372 m 4,500 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnalaska | DUT | 67 km |
| False Pass AirportFalse Pass | KFP | 162 km |
| Cold Bay AirportCold Bay | CDB | 220 km |
| King Cove AirportKing Cove | KVC | 240 km |
| Nikolski Air StationNikolski | IKO | 253 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,039 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,163 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,353 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,190 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,570 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,280 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,912 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,631 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,636 km | 13 h 20 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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