Nonstop flight route between Klawock, Alaska, United States and Kasos Island, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States and Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), Kasos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,039 miles (or 9,719 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 Kasos Island Public 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 Klawock Airport and Kasos Island Public Airport. 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: | KSJ / LGKS |
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Location: | Kasos Island, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°25'16"N by 26°54'36"E |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSJ |
More Information: | KSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- The FAA inspector said that during the last main landing gear overhaul, the operator elected to re-install the old style aluminum alloy oleo attachment brackets, primarily due to the cost of the new style steel oleo attachment brackets.
- 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.
- As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and he was unable to keep the plane on the runway surface.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Klawock Airport (KLW) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KLW.
- On April 6, 2005, about 14:35 Alaska daylight time, a twin-engine Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander airplane, N29884, sustained substantial damage following a main landing gear component failure and subsequent loss of control while landing at the Klawock Airport, Klawock, Alaska.
- 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.
Facts about Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ):
- The furthest airport from Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,533 miles (18,561 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) is Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of KSJ.
- Because of Kasos Island Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kasos Island Public 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kasos Island Public Airport", another name for KSJ is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Κάσου".
- Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) currently has only 1 runway.