AirportsKarluk Airport is a small airport serving Karluk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KYK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KYK
- ICAO code
- PAKY
- City
- Karluk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 57.5659° N, 154.4538° W
- Elevation
- 42 m (137 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 610 m (2,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KYK means Karluk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAKY. 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 57.5659° N, 154.4538° W. It stands 42 metres (137 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Karluk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 610 metres (2,000 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 661.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 610 m 2,000 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Larsen Bay AirportLarsen Bay | KLN | 29 km |
| Amook Bay Seaplane BaseAmook Bay | AOS | 40 km |
| Zachar Bay Seaplane BaseZachar Bay | KZB | 42 km |
| Olga Bay Seaplane BaseOlga Bay | KOY | 47 km |
| West Point Village Seaplane BaseWest Point | KWP | 58 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,302 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,438 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,395 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,661 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,782 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,758 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,566 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,331 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,369 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.
Links
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