AirportsNelson Lagoon Airport is a small airport serving Nelson Lagoon, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NLG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NLG
- ICAO code
- PAOU
- City
- Nelson Lagoon
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 56.0075° N, 161.1600° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,220 m (4,003 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NLG means Nelson Lagoon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAOU. 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 56.0075° N, 161.1600° W. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Nelson Lagoon Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,220 metres (4,003 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 536.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,220 m 4,003 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Point AirportSand Point | SDP | 87 km |
| King Cove AirportKing Cove | KVC | 121 km |
| Perryville AirportPerryville | KPV | 125 km |
| Cold Bay AirportCold Bay | CDB | 133 km |
| Chignik Lake AirportChignik Lake | KCQ | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,126 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,257 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,343 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,933 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,225 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,062 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,184 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,923 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,971 km | 13 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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