Nonstop flight route between Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands and Anvik, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands and Anvik Airport (ANV), Anvik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,440 miles (or 8,755 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 Kirakira Airport and Anvik 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 Kirakira Airport and Anvik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRA / AGGK |
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Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANV / PANV |
Airport Name: | Anvik Airport |
Location: | Anvik, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°38'48"N by 160°11'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANV |
More Information: | ANV Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".
Facts about Anvik Airport (ANV):
- The furthest airport from Anvik Airport (ANV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,455 miles (16,825 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Anvik Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Anvik 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.
- Anvik Airport (ANV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Anvik Airport (ANV) is Grayling Airport (KGX), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of ANV.