Nonstop flight route between Kivalina, Alaska, United States and Tangshan, Hebei, China:
Departure Airport:
(67°44'9"N by 164°33'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°43'31"N by 117°59'35"E)
Distance from KVL to TVS:
3,392.10 miles (5,459.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kivalina Airport (KVL), Kivalina, Alaska, United States and Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS), Tangshan, Hebei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,392 miles (or 5,459 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 Kivalina Airport and Tangshan Sannühe 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 Kivalina Airport and Tangshan Sannühe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVL / PAVL |
| Airport Name: | Kivalina Airport |
| Location: | Kivalina, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°44'9"N by 164°33'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KVL |
| More Information: | KVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tangshan, Hebei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°43'31"N by 117°59'35"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tangshan Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from TVS |
| More Information: | TVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kivalina Airport (KVL):
- The closest airport to Kivalina Airport (KVL) is Noatak Airport (WTK), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) ESE of KVL.
- Because of Kivalina Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Kivalina 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.
- Kivalina Airport (KVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kivalina Airport (KVL) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,364 miles (16,679 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS):
- The closest airport to Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) is Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SW of TVS.
- In addition to being known as "Tangshan Sannühe Airport", other names for TVS include "唐山三女河机场", "Tángshān Sānnǚhé Jīchǎng" and "ZBTS".
- The furthest airport from Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) is Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), which is nearly antipodal to Tangshan Sannühe Airport (meaning Tangshan Sannühe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comandante Espora Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- Tangshan Sannühe Airport handled 109,000 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.32 miles (69.72 km) ESE | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 71.61 miles (115.25 km) NW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 78.75 miles (126.74 km) SE | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 88.05 miles (141.71 km) NNW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 110.67 miles (178.10 km) SSW | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 113.82 miles (183.18 km) ESE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 121.67 miles (195.81 km) ESE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 125.02 miles (201.20 km) SSE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) NNE | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 145.63 miles (234.37 km) ESE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 152.57 miles (245.53 km) SE | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) SSW | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 175.03 miles (281.69 km) SW | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 176.01 miles (283.26 km) SSW | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 176.72 miles (284.40 km) SSW | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,364.05 miles (16,679.28 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,100.34 miles (16,254.89 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,089.94 miles (16,238.15 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,069.84 miles (16,205.79 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,031.19 miles (16,143.59 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,988.26 miles (16,074.50 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,879.36 miles (15,899.24 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,849.77 miles (15,851.62 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 9,840.28 miles (15,836.35 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 10 | 9,817.51 miles (15,799.72 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,806.72 miles (15,782.35 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,776.20 miles (15,733.23 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,776.20 miles (15,733.23 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,771.25 miles (15,725.27 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,767.53 miles (15,719.28 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.01 miles (86.91 km) SW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 2 | 78.59 miles (126.49 km) WNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 3 | 85.38 miles (137.40 km) W | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 4 | 93.70 miles (150.79 km) E | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 176.07 miles (283.36 km) WNW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 6 | 179.09 miles (288.22 km) NE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 7 | 179.85 miles (289.44 km) NNE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 187.32 miles (301.46 km) ENE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 196.54 miles (316.30 km) ESE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 202.59 miles (326.04 km) SSW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 203.18 miles (326.99 km) WSW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 12 | 221.31 miles (356.16 km) SSE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 240.25 miles (386.64 km) W | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 14 | 243.04 miles (391.14 km) SE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 251.16 miles (404.21 km) E | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.12 miles (19,902.90 km) S | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,341.98 miles (19,862.43 km) SSE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,307.78 miles (19,807.41 km) SW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,279.20 miles (19,761.41 km) S | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,262.09 miles (19,733.87 km) ESE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,245.48 miles (19,707.14 km) WSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,218.19 miles (19,663.22 km) SSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,207.85 miles (19,646.58 km) SW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,191.72 miles (19,620.62 km) WSW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,187.59 miles (19,613.98 km) SSE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,172.69 miles (19,590.00 km) SE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,168.55 miles (19,583.34 km) S | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,168.04 miles (19,582.51 km) WSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,142.43 miles (19,541.29 km) SSE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,142.32 miles (19,541.12 km) SE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |