Nonstop flight route between Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and Nulato, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and Nulato Airport (NUL), Nulato, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,209 miles (or 6,773 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 Bucholz Army Airfield and Nulato 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 Bucholz Army Airfield and Nulato Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWA / PKWA |
Airport Name: | Bucholz Army Airfield |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'12"N by 167°43'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWA |
More Information: | KWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUL / PANU |
Airport Name: | Nulato Airport |
Location: | Nulato, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°43'45"N by 158°4'27"W |
Area Served: | Nulato, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUL |
More Information: | NUL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):
- Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of 2009, Bucholz Army Airfield is still operated by the United States Army.
- The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
- Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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.
- After the seizure from the Japanese, Kwajalein was developed into a major American base and staging area for further campaigns in the advance on the Japanese homeland.
- The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Nulato Airport (NUL):
- Because of Nulato Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Nulato 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.
- The closest airport to Nulato Airport (NUL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NE of NUL.
- The furthest airport from Nulato Airport (NUL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,314 miles (16,599 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,917 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,833 enplanements in 2009, and 3,404 in 2010.
- Nulato Airport (NUL) currently has only 1 runway.