AirportsWest Point Village Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving West Point, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KWP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KWP
- ICAO code
- KWP
- City
- West Point
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 57.7701° N, 153.5490° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KWP means West Point Village Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KWP. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 57.7701° N, 153.5490° W.
Runways
West Point Village Seaplane Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 116.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 152 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Juan /Uganik/ Seaplane BaseSan Juan | UGI | 14 km |
| Zachar Bay Seaplane BaseZachar Bay | KZB | 27 km |
| Port Bailey Seaplane BasePort Bailey | KPY | 35 km |
| Larsen Bay AirportLarsen Bay | KLN | 36 km |
| Amook Bay Seaplane BaseAmook Bay | AOS | 37 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,323 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,459 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,399 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,624 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,724 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,722 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,614 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,384 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,423 km | 14 h 15 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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