AirportsPelican Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Pelican, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PEC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PEC
- ICAO code
- PEC
- City
- Pelican
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 57.9552° N, 136.2360° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PEC means Pelican Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PEC. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 57.9552° N, 136.2360° W. The nearest town in our data is Juneau, about 113 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Juneau, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pelican Seaplane Base has 1 runway 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 121.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 610 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elfin Cove Seaplane BaseElfin Cove | ELV | 27 km |
| Hoonah AirportHoonah | HNH | 51 km |
| Gustavus AirportGustavus | GST | 61 km |
| Tenakee Seaplane BaseTenakee Springs | TKE | 63 km |
| Excursion Inlet Seaplane BaseExcursion Inlet | EXI | 69 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,907 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,037 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,700 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,202 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,717 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,984 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,574 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,388 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,229 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.
Links
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