AirportsNunapitchuk Airport is a small airport serving Nunapitchuk, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NUP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NUP
- ICAO code
- PPIT
- City
- Nunapitchuk
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.9056° N, 162.4405° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 914 m (3,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NUP means Nunapitchuk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PPIT. 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 60.9056° N, 162.4405° W. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Nunapitchuk Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 914 metres (3,000 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 627.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 914 m 3,000 ft | 91 m | Water | not listed |
| 18/36 | 738 m 2,420 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kasigluk AirportKasigluk | KUK | 6 km |
| Atmautluak AirportAtmautluak | ATT | 10 km |
| Napakiak AirportNapakiak | WNA | 35 km |
| Bethel AirportBethel | BET | 36 km |
| Napaskiak AirportNapaskiak | PKA | 42 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,717 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,853 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,846 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,417 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,083 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,329 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,069 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,895 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,353 km | 14 h 10 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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