Nonstop flight route between Gustavus, Alaska, United States and Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gustavus Airport (GST), Gustavus, Alaska, United States and Razer Airport (KUR), Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,735 miles (or 9,229 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 Gustavus Airport and Razer Airport, 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 Gustavus Airport and Razer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GST / PAGS |
Airport Name: | Gustavus Airport |
Location: | Gustavus, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'31"N by 135°42'27"W |
Area Served: | Gustavus, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GST |
More Information: | GST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUR / OARZ |
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Location: | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'1"N by 70°45'39"E |
Area Served: | Razer |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8269 feet (2,520 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUR |
More Information: | KUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gustavus Airport (GST):
- Gustavus Airport covers an area of 1,821 acres at an elevation of 35 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Gustavus Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavus Airport 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.
- Gustavus Airport (GST) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gustavus Airport (GST) is Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of GST.
- The furthest airport from Gustavus Airport (GST) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Razer Airport (KUR):
- The closest airport to Razer Airport (KUR) is Chitral Airport (CJL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of KUR.
- The furthest airport from Razer Airport (KUR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,825 miles (19,031 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Razer Airport (KUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Razer Airport's high elevation of 8,269 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KUR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KUR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Razer Airport", another name for KUR is "Razer Airport (Razer)".