Nonstop flight route between Klawock, Alaska, United States and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,138 miles (or 8,268 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 Klawock Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 Klawock Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLW / PAKW |
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Location: | Klawock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°34'45"N by 133°4'33"W |
Area Served: | Klawock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLW |
More Information: | KLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVB / LIPA |
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Location: | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°1'53"N by 12°35'48"E |
View all routes: | Routes from AVB |
More Information: | AVB Maps & Info |
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and he was unable to keep the plane on the runway surface.
- The closest airport to Klawock Airport (KLW) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KLW.
- In addition to being known as "Klawock Airport", another name for KLW is "AKW".
- The furthest airport from Klawock Airport (KLW) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,638 miles (17,120 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Klawock Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Klawock 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.
- Klawock Airport has one asphalt paved runway designated 2/20 which measures 5,000 by 100 feet.
- Klawock Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Klawock, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):
- The 31st Mission Support Group’s goal is to provide infrastructure and service to support a premiere combat capability and quality of life to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano community and multiple geographically separated units.
- The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From June through December 2001, the fighter squadrons deployed combat search and rescue capabilities three times and helped enforce the no fly zone over Iraq.
- Aviano Air Base was established by the Italian government in 1911, and was used as training base for Italian pilots and construction facility for aircraft parts.
- To avoid losing the wing’s heritage and history as the highest scoring Army Air Force unit in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII, the impressive combat record in Vietnam and number of significant firsts they produced in the early years of the Air Force, the 31 FW was chosen to move rather than fade into obscurity.
- In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
- The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
- Since arriving at Aviano, the wing has also participated in numerous training exercises with international partners, including training deployments to Latvia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovenia and Poland.