AirportsPevek Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Apapelgino, in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PWE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PWE
- ICAO code
- UHMP
- City
- Apapelgino
- State or region
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 69.7833° N, 170.5970° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PWE means Pevek Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UHMP. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 69.7833° N, 170.5970° E. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Pevek Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 91.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 42 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keperveem AirportKeperveem | KPW | 280 km |
| Cherskiy AirportCherskiy | CYX | 382 km |
| Markovo AirportMarkovo | KVM | 569 km |
| Ugolny Yuri Ryktheu AirportAnadyr | DYR | 639 km |
| Srednekolymsk AirportSrednekolymsk | SEK | 727 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,176 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,312 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,285 km | 10 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,513 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,688 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,769 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,988 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,235 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,641 km | 14 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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