Nonstop flight route between Soroako, Indonesia and Nikolski, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soroako Airport (SQR), Soroako, Indonesia and Nikolski Air Station (IKO), Nikolski, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,531 miles (or 8,902 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 Soroako Airport and Nikolski Air Station, 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 Soroako Airport and Nikolski Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SQR / WAWS |
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Location: | Soroako, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°31'52"S by 121°21'27"E |
Area Served: | Soroako |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1388 feet (423 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SQR |
More Information: | SQR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKO / PAKO |
Airport Name: | Nikolski Air Station |
Location: | Nikolski, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'30"N by 168°50'56"W |
Area Served: | Nikolski, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Aleut Corporation |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKO |
More Information: | IKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Soroako Airport (SQR):
- The closest airport to Soroako Airport (SQR) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) W of SQR.
- The furthest airport from Soroako Airport (SQR) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Soroako Airport (meaning Soroako Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
- Soroako Airport (SQR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Soroako Airport", another name for SQR is "Bandara Soroako".
Facts about Nikolski Air Station (IKO):
- Nikolski Air Station is an unattended airport located in Nikolski on Umnak Island in the Aleutians West Census Area of the U.S.
- Nikolski Air Station (IKO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Unalaska Airport (DUT), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of IKO.
- The airport was built in 1958 to support Nikolski Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station on Umnak Island.
- The furthest airport from Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,076 miles (17,824 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Nikolski Air Station's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolski Air Station 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.