Nonstop flight route between King Salmon, Alaska, United States and Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Salmon Airport (AKN), King Salmon, Alaska, United States and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,216 miles (or 6,785 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 King Salmon Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 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 King Salmon Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Salmon Airport (AKN):

• In addition to being known as "King Salmon Airport", other names for AKN include "(former Naknek Air Force Base)" and "(former Naknek Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from King Salmon Airport (AKN) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,732 miles (17,271 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of King Salmon Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at King Salmon 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 King Salmon Airport (AKN) is South Naknek Airport (WSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of AKN.
• King Salmon Airport (AKN) has 3 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 42,310 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 40,637 enplanements in 2009, and 41,514 in 2010.

Facts about Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL):

• Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has 2 runways.
• Beginning February 2007 the airport started fees to all users, including private aircraft.
• The airport also offers airport parking and operates a consolidated rental car facility which can be accessed from Terminal 1 by a short walk and from the other terminals by a free shuttle bus service.
• The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SW of FLL.
• Because of Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 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.
• On May 18, 1972, an Eastern Air Lines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 had its landing gear collapse and tail section separate during landing.
• Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport is in unincorporated Broward County, Florida between Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach, three miles southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and 21 miles north of Miami.
• In 1966 the airport averaged 48 airline operations a day.
• On June 5, 2007, Broward County commissioners voted six to three in favor of extending the southern 10R/28L runway.