AirportsSelawik Airport is a small airport serving Selawik, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WLK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WLK
- ICAO code
- PASK
- City
- Selawik
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 66.6001° N, 159.9860° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (17 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 915 m (3,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WLK means Selawik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PASK. 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 66.6001° N, 159.9860° W. It stands 5 metres (17 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Selawik Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 915 metres (3,002 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 619.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 915 m 3,002 ft | 18 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 09/27 | 810 m 2,659 ft | 18 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Baker Memorial AirportKiana | IAN | 46 km |
| Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik | ORV | 51 km |
| Buckland AirportBuckland | BKC | 86 km |
| Ambler AirportAmbler | ABL | 109 km |
| Ralph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue | OTZ | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,403 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,539 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,379 km | 11 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,773 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,766 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,518 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,135 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,120 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,920 km | 14 h 50 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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