Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Old Harbor, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Old Harbor Airport (OLH), Old Harbor, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,374 miles (or 10,257 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Old Harbor 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Old Harbor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
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Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLH / |
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Location: | Old Harbor, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°13'5"N by 153°16'9"W |
Area Served: | Old Harbor, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLH |
More Information: | OLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distance without using Norfolk Island as a stepping stone, is usually beyond their capabilities.
- The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
Facts about Old Harbor Airport (OLH):
- The furthest airport from Old Harbor Airport (OLH) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,831 miles (17,430 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Old Harbor Airport resides at elevation of 55 feet above mean sea level.
- Old Harbor Airport is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Old Harbor, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough in the U.S.
- Because of Old Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Old Harbor 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.
- Old Harbor Airport (OLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Old Harbor Airport", another name for OLH is "6R7".
- The closest airport to Old Harbor Airport (OLH) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of OLH.