Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Wevelgem, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK), Wevelgem, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,003 miles (or 6,443 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 Wainwright Airport and Kortrijk-Wevelgem International 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 Wainwright Airport and Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI | 
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W | 
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN | 
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJK / EBKT | 
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| Location: | Wevelgem, Belgium | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'1"N by 3°12'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Kortrijk / Wevelgem, Belgium | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KJK | 
| More Information: | KJK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,547 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,770 enplanements in 2009, and 4,129 in 2010.
 - Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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 furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
 - Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
 - Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
 
Facts about Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK):
- The furthest airport from Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSW of KJK.
 - Because of Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Kortrijk-Wevelgem 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.
 - Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport", another name for KJK is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-55".
 
