AirportsNuiqsut Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nuiqsut, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NUI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NUI
- ICAO code
- PAQT
- City
- Nuiqsut
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 70.2100° N, 151.0060° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (38 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,324 m (4,343 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NUI means Nuiqsut Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAQT. 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 70.2100° N, 151.0060° W. It stands 12 metres (38 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Nuiqsut Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,324 metres (4,343 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 526.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,324 m 4,343 ft | 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deadhorse AirportDeadhorse | SCC | 96 km |
| Anaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass | AKP | 233 km |
| Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk | ATK | 242 km |
| Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportUtqiaġvik | BRW | 243 km |
| Barter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBarter Island | BTI | 280 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,390 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,516 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,196 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,279 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,333 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,488 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,425 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,542 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,462 km | 15 h 30 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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