AirportsKwethluk Airport is a small airport serving Kwethluk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KWT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KWT
- ICAO code
- PFKW
- City
- Kwethluk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.7903° N, 161.4440° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (25 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 975 m (3,199 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KWT means Kwethluk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PFKW. 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 60.7903° N, 161.4440° W. It stands 8 metres (25 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kwethluk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 975 metres (3,199 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 610.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 975 m 3,199 ft | 23 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Akiachak AirportAkiachak | KKI | 14 km |
| Akiak AirportAkiak | AKI | 17 km |
| Napaskiak AirportNapaskiak | PKA | 21 km |
| Bethel AirportBethel | BET | 21 km |
| Napakiak AirportNapakiak | WNA | 31 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,767 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,903 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,887 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,418 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,038 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,274 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,124 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,947 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,377 km | 14 h 10 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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