Nonstop flight route between Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quinhagak Airport (KWN), Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,747 miles (or 6,030 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 Quinhagak Airport and Lafayette Regional 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 Quinhagak Airport and Lafayette Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWN / PAQH |
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Location: | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°45'18"N by 161°50'43"W |
Area Served: | Quinhagak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Native Village of Kwinhagak |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWN |
More Information: | KWN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFT / KLFT |
Airport Name: | Lafayette Regional Airport |
Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W |
Area Served: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City & Parish of Lafayette |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LFT |
More Information: | LFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Quinhagak Airport (KWN):
- The furthest airport from Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,655 miles (17,148 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Eek Airport (EEK), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNW of KWN.
- Because of Quinhagak Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Quinhagak 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.
- Quinhagak Airport (KWN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Quinhagak Airport", other names for KWN include "Kwinhagak Airport" and "AQH".
Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):
- The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.
- The airfield was transferred from the DeRidder AAB to Esler Army Airfield on 24 March 1944.
- Lafayette Regional Airport covers 746 acres at an elevation of 42 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette Regional 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 last major airline jet service for the airport was operated by Continental Airlines with Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500 jetliners nonstop to Houston.
- The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.