AirportsNaukati Bay Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Tuxekan Island, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NKI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NKI
- ICAO code
- AK62
- City
- Tuxekan Island
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 55.8496° N, 133.2280° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NKI means Naukati Bay Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AK62. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.8496° N, 133.2280° W.
Runways
Naukati Bay Seaplane Base has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 119.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 305 m | Water | not listed |
| NE/SW | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 91 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Edna Bay Seaplane BaseEdna Bay | EDA | 29 km |
| Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor FacilityWhale Pass | WWP | 30 km |
| Coffman Cove Seaplane BaseCoffman Cove | KCC | 30 km |
| Klawock AirportKlawock | KLW | 32 km |
| Craig Seaplane BaseCraig | CGA | 42 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,199 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,328 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,960 km | 13 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,316 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,551 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,688 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,844 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,634 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,260 km | 15 h 15 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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