Nonstop flight route between Daqing, Heilongjiang, China and Ketchikan, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°35'13"N by 125°13'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(55°20'39"N by 131°39'47"W)
Distance from DQA to WFB:
4,104.73 miles (6,605.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA), Daqing, Heilongjiang, China and Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB), Ketchikan, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,105 miles (or 6,606 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DQA / ZYDQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°35'13"N by 125°13'41"E |
| Area Served: | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from DQA |
| More Information: | DQA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WFB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°20'39"N by 131°39'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WFB |
| More Information: | WFB Maps & Info |
Facts about Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA):
- In addition to being known as "Daqing Sartu Airport", other names for DQA include "大庆萨尔图机场" and "Dàqìng Sàěrtú Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Daqing Sartu Airport (meaning Daqing Sartu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) is Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SE of DQA.
Facts about Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB):
- The closest airport to Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) is Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) WNW of WFB.
- Because of Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 38,945 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 40,462 enplanements in 2009, and 43,737 in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base", another name for WFB is "5KE".
- The furthest airport from Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,613 miles (17,079 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 x 1,500 ft.
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 82.65 miles (133.02 km) SE | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |     |
| 2 | 155.81 miles (250.75 km) W | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 3 | 180.40 miles (290.32 km) S | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 4 | 187.39 miles (301.58 km) SSE | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 5 | 248.67 miles (400.19 km) E | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 253.75 miles (408.36 km) ESE | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 255.63 miles (411.40 km) WNW | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 265.43 miles (427.17 km) NNE | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 9 | 283.37 miles (456.04 km) NNE | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 290.84 miles (468.06 km) ESE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 11 | 300.32 miles (483.32 km) S | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 12 | 308.70 miles (496.80 km) NW | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 329.24 miles (529.86 km) SE | Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) | Yanji, Jilin, China | |
| 14 | 331.30 miles (533.17 km) SSE | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 15 | 352.58 miles (567.42 km) SSW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,059.31 miles (19,407.54 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,908.30 miles (19,164.50 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,872.45 miles (19,106.81 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,867.41 miles (19,098.69 km) SE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,865.08 miles (19,094.95 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,840.39 miles (19,055.21 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,837.97 miles (19,051.31 km) SSE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,827.74 miles (19,034.85 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,822.12 miles (19,025.81 km) SSE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,803.79 miles (18,996.31 km) SSE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,785.28 miles (18,966.52 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,780.38 miles (18,958.63 km) S | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,776.85 miles (18,952.95 km) SE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,750.87 miles (18,911.14 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.99 miles (3.21 km) WNW | Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 15.12 miles (24.33 km) SSE | Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM) | Metlakatla, Annette Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 21.17 miles (34.07 km) S | Annette Island Airport (ANN) | Annette Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) WNW | Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) | Hollis, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 41.60 miles (66.95 km) NW | Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 46.83 miles (75.37 km) WSW | Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG) | Hydaburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 57.67 miles (92.81 km) WNW | Klawock Airport (KLW) | Klawock, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 58.96 miles (94.89 km) W | Craig Seaplane Base (CGA) | Craig, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) W | Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) | Waterfall, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 64.99 miles (104.59 km) NW | Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) | Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 70.35 miles (113.21 km) WNW | Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) | Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 75.28 miles (121.16 km) ENE | Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) | Hyder, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 76.71 miles (123.45 km) WNW | Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) | Tokeen, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 77.12 miles (124.11 km) ENE | Stewart Aerodrome (ZST) | Stewart, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) NW | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,612.68 miles (17,079.40 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,605.64 miles (17,068.08 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,603.78 miles (17,065.09 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,534.24 miles (16,953.17 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,529.75 miles (16,945.95 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,510.26 miles (16,914.58 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,466.55 miles (16,844.24 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,453.19 miles (16,822.74 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,429.83 miles (16,785.15 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,429.12 miles (16,784.01 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,413.46 miles (16,758.79 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,411.58 miles (16,755.77 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,400.05 miles (16,737.21 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,389.23 miles (16,719.80 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,388.48 miles (16,718.60 km) ESE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |