AirportsTin City Long Range Radar Station Airport is a small airport serving Tin City, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TNC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TNC
- ICAO code
- PATC
- City
- Tin City
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 65.5631° N, 167.9220° W
- Elevation
- 83 m (271 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,433 m (4,702 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TNC means Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PATC. 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 65.5631° N, 167.9220° W. It stands 83 metres (271 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,433 metres (4,702 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 510.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,433 m 4,702 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wales AirportWales | WAA | 10 km |
| Diomede HeliportDiomede | DIO | 52 km |
| Brevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission | KTS | 72 km |
| Teller AirportTeller | TLA | 82 km |
| Shishmaref AirportShishmaref | SHH | 113 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,188 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,325 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,267 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,957 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,141 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,783 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,783 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,745 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,611 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.
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