AirportsChevak Airport is a small airport serving Chevak, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAK
- ICAO code
- PAVA
- City
- Chevak
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 61.5409° N, 165.6005° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 981 m (3,220 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAK means Chevak Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAVA. 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 61.5409° N, 165.6005° W. It stands 23 metres (75 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Chevak Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 981 metres (3,220 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 602.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 981 m 3,220 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hooper Bay AirportHooper Bay | HPB | 29 km |
| Scammon Bay AirportScammon Bay | SCM | 34 km |
| Mertarvik AirportMertarvik | WWT | 100 km |
| Tununak AirportTununak | TNK | 110 km |
| Toksook Bay AirportToksook Bay | OOK | 115 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,540 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,676 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,691 km | 12 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,380 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,212 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,512 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,897 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,741 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,309 km | 14 h 10 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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