AirportsNewport State Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Newport, in Rhode Island, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NPT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NPT
- ICAO code
- KUUU
- City
- Newport
- State or region
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.5322° N, 71.2810° W
- Elevation
- 52 m (172 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 914 m (2,999 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NPT means Newport State Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KUUU. 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 41.5322° N, 71.2810° W. It stands 52 metres (172 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Newport State Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 914 metres (2,999 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 633.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 914 m 2,999 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 799 m 2,623 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportProvidence/Warwick | PVD | 25 km |
| New Bedford Regional AirportNew Bedford | EWB | 31 km |
| Block Island State AirportBlock Island | BID | 47 km |
| Westerly State AirportWesterly | WST | 48 km |
| Martha's Vineyard AirportMartha's Vineyard | MVY | 58 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,571 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,330 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,783 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,314 km | 6 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 232 km | 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,176 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,223 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,878 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,227 km | 20 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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