AirportsKing Cove Airport is a small airport serving King Cove, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KVC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KVC
- ICAO code
- PAVC
- City
- King Cove
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 55.1163° N, 162.2660° W
- Elevation
- 47 m (155 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,067 m (3,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KVC means King Cove Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAVC. 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 55.1163° N, 162.2660° W. It stands 47 metres (155 feet) above sea level.
Runways
King Cove Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,067 metres (3,500 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 578.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,067 m 3,500 ft | 35 m | Grass | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Bay AirportCold Bay | CDB | 31 km |
| False Pass AirportFalse Pass | KFP | 79 km |
| Sand Point AirportSand Point | SDP | 113 km |
| Nelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon | NLG | 121 km |
| Perryville AirportPerryville | KPV | 214 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,138 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,267 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,388 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,044 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,330 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,098 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,122 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,851 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,850 km | 13 h 35 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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