AirportsMcCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving McCook, in Nebraska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCK
- ICAO code
- KMCK
- City
- McCook
- State or region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.2078° N, 100.5928° W
- Elevation
- 787 m (2,583 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,966 m (6,450 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCK means McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMCK. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.2078° N, 100.5928° W. It stands 787 metres (2,583 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is North Platte, about 103 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,966 metres (6,450 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 414.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,966 m 6,450 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 04/22 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 23 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 17/35 | 405 m 1,330 ft | 49 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird FieldNorth Platte | LBF | 102 km |
| Kearney Regional AirportKearney | EAR | 146 km |
| Hays Regional AirportHays | HYS | 189 km |
| Central Nebraska Regional AirportGrand Island | GRI | 210 km |
| Garden City Regional AirportGarden City | GCK | 254 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,365 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,387 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,323 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,237 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,261 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,723 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,763 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,573 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,784 km | 17 h 05 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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