AirportsKoyukuk Airport is a small airport serving Koyukuk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KYU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KYU
- ICAO code
- PFKU
- City
- Koyukuk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 64.8761° N, 157.7270° W
- Elevation
- 45 m (149 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KYU means Koyukuk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PFKU. 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 64.8761° N, 157.7270° W. It stands 45 metres (149 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Koyukuk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 555.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nulato AirportNulato | NUL | 23 km |
| Edward G. Pitka Sr AirportGalena | GAL | 40 km |
| Kaltag AirportKaltag | KAL | 79 km |
| Ruby AirportRuby | RBY | 108 km |
| Huslia AirportHuslia | HSL | 112 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,608 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,744 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,596 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,931 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,717 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,328 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,261 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,191 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,845 km | 14 h 45 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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