Nonstop flight route between Ankang, Shaanxi, China and Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China and Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE), Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,099 miles (or 6,596 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 Ankang Wulipu Airport and Rene Mouawad Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKA / ZLAK |
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Location: | Ankang, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'29"N by 108°55'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ankang Airport Co. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 860 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKA |
More Information: | AKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYE / OLKA |
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Location: | Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'21"N by 36°0'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military-civil joint use airport |
Airport Type: | Joint (civil and military) |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KYE |
More Information: | KYE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):
- The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
- Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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.
- Ankang Wulipu Airport is an airport serving the city of Ankang in Shaanxi Province, China.
- Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
Facts about Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE):
- On July 13, 2006, the Israeli Air Force bombed the air base during the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict.
- Because of Rene Mouawad Air Base's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Rene Mouawad Air Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rene Mouawad Air Base", another name for KYE is "مطار الرئيس الشهيد رينيه معوض".
- Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,486 miles (18,484 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In the early 1960s, the air base was a small airport owned by an oil company, who used small IPC airplanes for transporting its engineers, staff and workers between Lebanon and the Arab countries.
- The closest airport to Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) is Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of KYE.