AirportsTruckee Tahoe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Truckee, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TKF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TKF
- ICAO code
- KTRK
- City
- Truckee
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.3186° N, 120.1406° W
- Elevation
- 1,798 m (5,900 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TKF means Truckee Tahoe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTRK. 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 39.3186° N, 120.1406° W. It stands 1,798 metres (5,900 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Truckee Tahoe Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,001 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 349.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,134 m 7,001 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 1,417 m 4,650 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reno Tahoe International AirportReno | RNO | 38 km |
| Sacramento International AirportSacramento | SMF | 143 km |
| Stockton Metropolitan AirportStockton | SCK | 185 km |
| Mammoth Yosemite AirportMammoth Lakes | MMH | 220 km |
| Buchanan FieldConcord | CCR | 223 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,259 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,381 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,820 km | 15 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,351 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,907 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 617 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,643 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,343 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,211 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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