Nonstop flight route between King Salmon, Alaska, United States and Kauhava, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Salmon Airport (AKN), King Salmon, Alaska, United States and Kauhava Airport (KAU), Kauhava, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,021 miles (or 6,471 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 Kauhava 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 Kauhava 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)".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• King Salmon Airport covers an area of 5,277 acres at an elevation of 73 feet above mean sea level.
• King Salmon Airport is a state owned, public use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S.
• King Salmon Airport (AKN) has 3 runways.

Facts about Kauhava Airport (KAU):

• Kauhava Airport (KAU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of KAU.
• In addition to being known as "Kauhava Airport", another name for KAU is "Kauhavan lentoasema".
• The furthest airport from Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kauhava Airport handled 155 passengers last year.
• Because of Kauhava Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Kauhava 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.