Nonstop flight route between Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR), Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,438 miles (or 7,142 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 Port Williams Seaplane Base and Andersen Air Force 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 Port Williams Seaplane Base and Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPR / |
Airport Name: | Port Williams Seaplane Base |
Location: | Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°29'24"N by 152°34'55"W |
Area Served: | Port Williams, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Washington Fish & Oyster |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPR |
More Information: | KPR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
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More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR):
- Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Port Williams Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located in Port Williams, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
- Port Williams Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 4,000 feet.
- The closest airport to Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) is Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of KPR.
- The furthest airport from Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,742 miles (17,287 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Port Williams Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Williams Seaplane Base 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.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
- When the Communist forces overran South Vietnam later in 1975, the base provided emergency relief and shelter for thousands of Vietnamese evacuees as a part of Operation New Life.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The Strategic Air Command continued its 90-day unit rotational training program, and began to take over control over the base from the FEAF.