AirportsAklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport is a small airport serving Aklavik, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAK
- ICAO code
- CYKD
- City
- Aklavik
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 68.2233° N, 135.0060° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 915 m (3,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAK means Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYKD. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 68.2233° N, 135.0060° W. It stands 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 915 metres (3,002 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 225.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 915 m 3,002 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inuvik Mike Zubko AirportInuvik | YEV | 63 km |
| Fort Mcpherson AirportFort Mcpherson | ZFM | 91 km |
| Old Crow AirportOld Crow | YOC | 215 km |
| Fort Good Hope AirportFort Good Hope | YGH | 351 km |
| Tommy Kochon AirportColville Lake | YCK | 399 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,933 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,047 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,586 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,187 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,697 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,955 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,090 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,181 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,859 km | 16 h 00 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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