Nonstop flight route between Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Crooked Creek Airport (CKD), Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,085 miles (or 8,183 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 Punta Cana International Airport and Crooked Creek 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 Punta Cana International Airport and Crooked Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUJ / MDPC |
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Location: | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'0"N by 68°21'6"W |
Area Served: | Punta Cana, Higuey |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo PuntaCana |
Airport Type: | Public/Private |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUJ |
More Information: | PUJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKD / |
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Location: | Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°52'4"N by 158°8'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 178 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKD |
More Information: | CKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ):
- The furthest airport from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Punta Cana International Airport (meaning Punta Cana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,145 miles (19,546 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Punta Cana International Airport handled 5,163,426 passengers last year.
- Punta Cana's airport is the leading point of entry in number of arriving passengers in the Dominican Republic.
- The closest airport to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is La Romana International Airport (LRM), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of PUJ.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Cana International Airport", another name for PUJ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Punta Cana".
- Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) has 2 runways.
- Punta Cana's Airport operators completed an ambitious airport expansion project in November 2011.
- Because of Punta Cana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Punta Cana 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.
Facts about Crooked Creek Airport (CKD):
- Because of Crooked Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Crooked Creek 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 Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) is Red Devil Airport (RDV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of CKD.
- Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,512 miles (16,917 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Crooked Creek Airport", other names for CKD include "none" and "CJX".