AirportsShungnak Airport is a small airport serving Shungnak, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHG
- ICAO code
- PAGH
- City
- Shungnak
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 66.8881° N, 157.1620° W
- Elevation
- 60 m (197 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHG means Shungnak Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAGH. 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 66.8881° N, 157.1620° W. It stands 60 metres (197 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Shungnak Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 562.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kobuk AirportKobuk | OBU | 12 km |
| Ambler AirportAmbler | ABL | 39 km |
| Selawik AirportSelawik | WLK | 128 km |
| Huslia AirportHuslia | HSL | 137 km |
| Bob Baker Memorial AirportKiana | IAN | 143 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,475 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,609 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,414 km | 11 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,709 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,638 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,433 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,254 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,248 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,026 km | 15 h 00 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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