Nonstop flight route between Aalesund, Norway and Kodiak, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES), Aalesund, Norway and Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), Kodiak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,041 miles (or 6,504 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 Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Kodiak Municipal 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 Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Kodiak Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AES / ENAL |
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Location: | Aalesund, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°33'45"N by 6°7'10"E |
Area Served: | Ålesund, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AES |
More Information: | AES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDK / PAKD |
Airport Name: | Kodiak Municipal Airport |
Location: | Kodiak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°48'20"N by 152°22'26"W |
Area Served: | Kodiak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kodiak |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDK |
More Information: | KDK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES):
- The current terminal was opened along with an extended runway in 1986, along with new underwater road tunnels to the main city of Ålesund.
- In addition to being known as "Ålesund Airport, Vigra", another name for AES is "Ålesund lufthavn, Vigra".
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- The furthest airport from Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,147 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Today the airport is served by an increasing number of national and international carriers.
- The closest airport to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) is Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) S of AES.
- Scheduled services are offered by Norwegian, Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, airBaltic and WizzAir.
- Because of Ålesund Airport, Vigra's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Ålesund Airport, Vigra 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.
- Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ålesund Airport, Vigra handled 1,077,209 passengers last year.
Facts about Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK):
- Because of Kodiak Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Kodiak Municipal 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 Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of KDK.
- The furthest airport from Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,788 miles (17,362 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011 categorized this as commercial service airport.