Nonstop flight route between Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Shemya, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,350 miles (or 2,173 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 relatively short distance between Kodiak Municipal Airport and Eareckson Air Station, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDK / PAKD |
Airport Name: | Kodiak Municipal Airport |
Location: | Kodiak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°48'20"N by 152°22'26"W |
Area Served: | Kodiak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kodiak |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDK |
More Information: | KDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK):
- The furthest airport from Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,788 miles (17,362 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011 categorized this as commercial service airport.
- Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of KDK.
- Because of Kodiak Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Kodiak Municipal 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.
- Kodiak Municipal Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a 2,475 by 40 ft asphalt and gravel surface.
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- The spring of 1944 brought improving weather and the B-24s and PV-1s to fly more missions over the Kuriles.
- On 27 January 1992 the 5073rd Air Base Group located at Shemya AFB was re-designated as the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force 673d Air Base Group.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson 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.
- On 6 April 1993, Shemya Air Force Base was renamed Eareckson Air Station.
- Eareckson Air Station is located on the western tip of Alaska's Aleutian islands near the larger island of Attu, and is located approximately 1500 miles southwest of Anchorage.
- In 1958, the Air Force resumed operations on Shemya in support of various Air Force and Army strategic intelligence collection activities.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.