AirportsKetchikan International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ketchikan, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KTN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KTN
- ICAO code
- PAKT
- City
- Ketchikan
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.3556° N, 131.7140° W
- Elevation
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KTN means Ketchikan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAKT. 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 55.3556° N, 131.7140° W. It stands 27 metres (89 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ketchikan International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,286 metres (7,500 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 290.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan | WFB | 2 km |
| Metlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla | MTM | 26 km |
| Kasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan | KXA | 48 km |
| Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis | HYL | 60 km |
| Thorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay | KTB | 63 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,290 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,417 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,027 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,316 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,460 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,593 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,954 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,742 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,314 km | 15 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.
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