AirportsSt George Airport is a medium-sized airport serving St George, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is STG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- STG
- ICAO code
- PAPB
- City
- St George
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.5773° N, 169.6638° W
- Elevation
- 38 m (125 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,519 m (4,982 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, STG means St George Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAPB. 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 56.5773° N, 169.6638° W. It stands 38 metres (125 feet) above sea level.
Runways
St George Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,519 metres (4,982 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 504.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,519 m 4,982 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Paul Island AirportSt Paul Island | SNP | 74 km |
| Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnalaska | DUT | 357 km |
| Akutan AirportAkutan | KQA | 373 km |
| Nikolski Air StationNikolski | IKO | 408 km |
| False Pass AirportFalse Pass | KFP | 436 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,672 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,798 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,982 km | 12 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,960 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,666 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,585 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,658 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,408 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,721 km | 13 h 25 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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