Wick John O'Groats Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wick, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WIC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WIC
- ICAO code
- EGPC
- City
- Wick
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.4589° N, 3.0931° W
- Elevation
- 38 m (126 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,831 m (6,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WIC means Wick John O'Groats Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPC. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.4589° N, 3.0931° W. It stands 38 metres (126 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Aberdeen, about 158 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Wick John O'Groats Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,831 metres (6,007 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,831 m 6,007 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall AirportKirkwall, Orkney Islands | KOI | 57 km |
| Stronsay AirportStronsay | SOY | 82 km |
| Eday AirportEday | EOI | 83 km |
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 93 km |
| Westray AirportWestray, Orkney Islands | WRY | 99 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,776 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,395 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,820 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 795 km | 1 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,188 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,131 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,861 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,009 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,690 km | 20 h 35 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.