AirportsWhite Mountain Airport is a small airport serving White Mountain, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WMO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WMO
- ICAO code
- PAWM
- City
- White Mountain
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 64.6892° N, 163.4130° W
- Elevation
- 81 m (267 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 914 m (3,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WMO means White Mountain Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAWM. 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 64.6892° N, 163.4130° W. It stands 81 metres (267 feet) above sea level.
Runways
White Mountain Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 914 metres (3,000 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 632.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 914 m 3,000 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Golovin AirportGolovin | GLV | 25 km |
| Elim AirportElim | ELI | 55 km |
| Nome AirportNome | OME | 99 km |
| Koyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk | KKA | 110 km |
| Shaktoolik AirportShaktoolik | SKK | 110 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,416 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,553 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,471 km | 11 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,015 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,980 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,551 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,995 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,923 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,656 km | 14 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
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