Nonstop flight route between Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) and Currie, Tasmania, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(20°7'58"N by 92°52'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E)
Distance from AKY to KNS:
5,288.66 miles (8,511.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sittwe Airport (AKY), Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) and King Island Airport (KNS), Currie, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,289 miles (or 8,511 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 Sittwe Airport and King Island 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 Sittwe Airport and King Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKY / VYSW |
| Airport Name: | Sittwe Airport |
| Location: | Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°7'58"N by 92°52'21"E |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKY |
| More Information: | AKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNS / YKII |
| Airport Name: | King Island Airport |
| Location: | Currie, Tasmania, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E |
| Area Served: | King Island |
| Operator/Owner: | King Island Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNS |
| More Information: | KNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Sittwe Airport (AKY):
- Because of Sittwe Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sittwe 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.
- Sittwe Airport (AKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SE of AKY.
- The furthest airport from Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,592 miles (18,655 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about King Island Airport (KNS):
- The furthest airport from King Island Airport (KNS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to King Island Airport (meaning King Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,586 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to King Island Airport (KNS) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SE of KNS.
- Because of King Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at King Island 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.
- King Island Airport (KNS) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.08 miles (104.74 km) SE | Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) | Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) |     |
| 2 | 108.41 miles (174.46 km) NNW | Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 151.40 miles (243.66 km) ENE | Nyaung U International Airport (NYU) | Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 161.40 miles (259.74 km) NNW | Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) | Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| 5 | 219.10 miles (352.60 km) E | Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | |
| 6 | 224.28 miles (360.95 km) NNE | Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 7 | 227.87 miles (366.73 km) ENE | Mandalay International Airport (MDL) | Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 8 | 247.62 miles (398.51 km) NW | Barisal Airport (BZL) | Barisal, Bangladesh | |
| 9 | 256.55 miles (412.87 km) N | Lengpui Airport (AJL) | Aizawl, India | |
| 10 | 257.27 miles (414.04 km) E | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 11 | 261.08 miles (420.16 km) SSE | Pathein Airport (BSX) | Bassein, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 279.81 miles (450.30 km) NNW | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India | |
| 13 | 283.34 miles (455.99 km) NNW | Khowai Airport (IXN) | Khowai, India | |
| 14 | 283.72 miles (456.60 km) E | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 284.47 miles (457.81 km) NNW | Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) | Kamalpur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,591.99 miles (18,655.46 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,567.91 miles (18,616.70 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 3 | 11,556.46 miles (18,598.28 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,485.28 miles (18,483.71 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,472.06 miles (18,462.44 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,457.38 miles (18,438.82 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,455.50 miles (18,435.80 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,455.50 miles (18,435.80 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,446.45 miles (18,421.24 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,424.68 miles (18,386.20 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,421.18 miles (18,380.56 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,392.99 miles (18,335.20 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,391.92 miles (18,333.48 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,384.16 miles (18,320.99 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,382.29 miles (18,317.98 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.66 miles (147.51 km) SE | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 116.74 miles (187.87 km) NNE | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 124.48 miles (200.33 km) SE | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 127.99 miles (205.98 km) N | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 133.59 miles (214.98 km) NW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 146.94 miles (236.47 km) NNE | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 158.41 miles (254.93 km) NNE | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 160.92 miles (258.97 km) NNE | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 161.03 miles (259.16 km) SE | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 168.13 miles (270.57 km) NW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 176.42 miles (283.93 km) ESE | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 182.38 miles (293.51 km) NNW | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 183.79 miles (295.78 km) NNW | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 209.29 miles (336.82 km) SE | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 218.19 miles (351.15 km) N | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,170.46 miles (19,586.41 km) W | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,169.89 miles (19,585.49 km) W | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,029.48 miles (19,359.52 km) W | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,015.77 miles (19,337.46 km) W | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,001.99 miles (19,315.28 km) W | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,948.19 miles (19,228.70 km) W | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,856.89 miles (19,081.77 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,811.53 miles (19,008.77 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,452.49 miles (18,430.96 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,336.53 miles (18,244.33 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 11 | 11,326.40 miles (18,228.03 km) ENE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 12 | 11,309.70 miles (18,201.15 km) ENE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 13 | 11,253.96 miles (18,111.45 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,245.19 miles (18,097.34 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,213.12 miles (18,045.73 km) NE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |