AirportsKivalina Airport is a small airport serving Kivalina, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KVL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KVL
- ICAO code
- PAVL
- City
- Kivalina
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 67.7346° N, 164.5599° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 914 m (3,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KVL means Kivalina Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAVL. 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 67.7346° N, 164.5599° W. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kivalina Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 914 metres (3,000 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 625.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 914 m 3,000 ft | 18 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Noatak AirportNoatak | WTK | 70 km |
| Point Hope AirportPoint Hope | PHO | 115 km |
| Ralph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue | OTZ | 127 km |
| Cape Lisburne LRRS AirportCape Lisburne | LUR | 142 km |
| Shishmaref AirportShishmaref | SHH | 178 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,171 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,306 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,164 km | 11 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,694 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,917 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,752 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,930 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,960 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,893 km | 14 h 50 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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