Nonstop flight route between West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Constanța, Romania:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KWP to CND:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KWP Airport Information
- CND Airport Information
- Facts about KWP
- Facts about CND
- Map of Nearest Airports to KWP
- List of Nearest Airports to KWP
- Map of Furthest Airports from KWP
- List of Furthest Airports from KWP
- Map of Nearest Airports to CND
- List of Nearest Airports to CND
- Map of Furthest Airports from CND
- List of Furthest Airports from CND
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP), West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND), Constanța, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,379 miles (or 8,657 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWP / |
Airport Name: | West Point Village Seaplane Base |
Location: | West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°46'12"N by 153°32'56"W |
Area Served: | West Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | West Point Canning Co. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWP |
More Information: | KWP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CND / LRCK |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Constanța, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°21'43"N by 28°29'17"E |
Area Served: | Constanţa |
Operator/Owner: | S. N. Aeroportul International Mihail Kogalniceanu Constanta S.A. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 353 feet (108 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CND |
More Information: | CND Maps & Info |
Facts about West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP):
- The furthest airport from West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,793 miles (17,369 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of KWP.
- West Point Village Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located in West Point, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
- Because of West Point Village Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at West Point Village 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.
- West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND):
- Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the first three months of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the airport was transited by 1,300 cargo and personnel transports towards Iraq, comprising 6,200 personnel and about 11,100 tons of equipment.
- Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport handled 73,301 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- As of October 2009 the US has spent $48 million upgrading the base.
- Because of Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSW of CND.
- It is also alleged to be one of the black sites involved in the CIA's network of "extraordinary renditions".
- Mihail Kogălniceanu International handled 73,301 passengers in 2013, which represents a 22.5% decrease over the previous year.
- In addition to being known as "Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport", another name for CND is "Aeroportul Internaţional Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu".