AirportsHyder Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Hyder, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WHD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WHD
- ICAO code
- not listed
- City
- Hyder
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 55.9033° N, 130.0100° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WHD means Hyder Seaplane Base. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.9033° N, 130.0100° W. The nearest town in our data is Terrace, about 178 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hyder Seaplane Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 130.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 305 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan | WFB | 121 km |
| Ketchikan International AirportKetchikan | KTN | 123 km |
| Metlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla | MTM | 131 km |
| Kasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan | KXA | 155 km |
| Thorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay | KTB | 160 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,278 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,403 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,977 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,208 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,350 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,599 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,015 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,819 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,437 km | 15 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.
Links
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