AirportsKnox County Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rockland, in Maine, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RKD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RKD
- ICAO code
- KRKD
- City
- Rockland
- State or region
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.0601° N, 69.0992° W
- Elevation
- 17 m (56 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,412 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RKD means Knox County Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRKD. 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 44.0601° N, 69.0992° W. It stands 17 metres (56 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Augusta, about 61 km away in a straight line.
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
Knox County Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,412 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 469.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,650 m 5,412 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta State AirportAugusta | AUG | 63 km |
| Hancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor | BHB | 73 km |
| Bangor International AirportBangor | BGR | 86 km |
| Portland International JetportPortland | PWM | 107 km |
| Portsmouth International Airport at PeasePortsmouth | PSM | 177 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,239 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,999 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,462 km | 13 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,004 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 541 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,338 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,919 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,694 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,398 km | 20 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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