Nonstop flight route between Swan River, Manitoba, Canada and Klawock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swan River Airport (ZJN), Swan River, Manitoba, Canada and Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,308 miles (or 2,104 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 relatively short distance between Swan River Airport and Klawock Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZJN / CZJN |
Airport Name: | Swan River Airport |
Location: | Swan River, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°7'17"N by 101°14'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | Swan Valley Municipal Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZJN |
More Information: | ZJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLW / PAKW |
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Location: | Klawock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°34'45"N by 133°4'33"W |
Area Served: | Klawock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLW |
More Information: | KLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Swan River Airport (ZJN):
- The furthest airport from Swan River Airport (ZJN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,248 miles (16,492 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Swan River Airport (ZJN) is Hudson Bay Airport (YHB), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of ZJN.
- Swan River Airport (ZJN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- The FAA inspector said that during the last main landing gear overhaul, the operator elected to re-install the old style aluminum alloy oleo attachment brackets, primarily due to the cost of the new style steel oleo attachment brackets.
- The furthest airport from Klawock Airport (KLW) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,638 miles (17,120 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Klawock Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Klawock 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.
- During a post-accident inspection, maintenance personnel discovered a broken landing gear oleo attachment bracket on the left main landing gear strut assembly.
- In addition to being known as "Klawock Airport", another name for KLW is "AKW".
- The closest airport to Klawock Airport (KLW) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KLW.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and he was unable to keep the plane on the runway surface.
- Klawock Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Klawock, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S.