Nonstop flight route between Akhiok, Alaska, United States and Mangalore, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Akhiok Airport (AKK), Akhiok, Alaska, United States and Mangalore Airport (IXE), Mangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,856 miles (or 11,033 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 Akhiok Airport and Mangalore 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 Akhiok Airport and Mangalore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Akhiok Airport (AKK):

• Akhiok Airport (AKK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Akhiok Airport (AKK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,851 miles (17,463 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S.
• Because of Akhiok Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Akhiok 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 Akhiok Airport (AKK) is Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SW of AKK.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,220 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,356 enplanements in 2009, and 1,209 in 2010.

Facts about Mangalore Airport (IXE):

• The closest airport to Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) ESE of IXE.
• The furthest airport from Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,417 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The airport is near Bajpe, around 20 km northeast of the city centre.
• 2,000 square metres in the old airport at Bajpe will be used by the Indian Coast Guard for its helicopters.
• Because of Mangalore Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangalore 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.
• On 5 September 2013 the Airports Authority of India commissioned a DGCA approved advanced automated air traffic management system replacing the older system.
• In 2007–08 the airport handled 10,019 aircraft movements as compared to 6,268 the previous year.
• As of October 2012, it has facilities for handling 400 passengers in the domestic arrival hall and 150 international passengers in the international hall.
• Mangalore Airport has one of highest YoY passenger growth rate in India, with previous financial year clocking 54 percent growth in international passenger traffic.
• The new airport project was taken up to be developed in an area of about 2.36 square kilometres of land.
• Mangalore Airport (IXE) has 2 runways.