AirportsWestsound/WSX Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving West Sound, in Washington, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WSX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WSX
- ICAO code
- WA83
- City
- West Sound
- State or region
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 48.6179° N, 122.9569° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WSX means Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WA83. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.6179° N, 122.9569° W. The nearest large city in our data is Surrey, about 55 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 502.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 152 m | Water | not listed |
| 10/28 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 152 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Harbor SPBDeer Harbor | DHB | 3 km |
| Rosario Seaplane BaseRosario | RSJ | 7 km |
| Friday Harbor Seaplane BaseFriday Harbor | FBS | 10 km |
| Orcas Island AirportEastsound | ESD | 11 km |
| Blakely Island AirportBlakely Island | BYW | 11 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,205 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,324 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,800 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,622 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,920 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,675 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,864 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,604 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,487 km | 15 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.
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