Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Nikolski, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Nikolski Air Station (IKO), Nikolski, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,479 miles (or 5,599 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cessna Aircraft Field and Nikolski Air Station, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cessna Aircraft Field and Nikolski Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEA / KCEA |
Airport Name: | Cessna Aircraft Field |
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'54"N by 97°15'2"W |
Area Served: | Wichita, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Cessna Aircraft Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEA |
More Information: | CEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKO / PAKO |
Airport Name: | Nikolski Air Station |
Location: | Nikolski, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'30"N by 168°50'56"W |
Area Served: | Nikolski, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Aleut Corporation |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKO |
More Information: | IKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA):
- The closest airport to Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSW of CEA.
- For the 12-month period ending May 13, 2008, the airport had 100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 8 per month.
- Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cessna Aircraft Field covers an area of 900 acres at an elevation of 1,378 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,738 miles (17,282 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Nikolski Air Station (IKO):
- The furthest airport from Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,076 miles (17,824 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Unalaska Airport (DUT), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of IKO.
- Because of Nikolski Air Station's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolski Air Station at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport was built in 1958 to support Nikolski Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station on Umnak Island.
- Nikolski Air Station (IKO) currently has only 1 runway.