Nonstop flight route between Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States and Kasama, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ), Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States and Kasama Airport (KAA), Kasama, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,198 miles (or 14,803 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 Alitak Seaplane Base and Kasama 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 Alitak Seaplane Base and Kasama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALZ / |
Airport Name: | Alitak Seaplane Base |
Location: | Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°53'57"N by 154°14'52"W |
Area Served: | Lazy Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Columbia Ward Fisheries |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALZ |
More Information: | ALZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAA / FLKS |
Airport Name: | Kasama Airport |
Location: | Kasama, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'0"S by 31°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Kasama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4542 feet (1,384 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAA |
More Information: | KAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ):
- Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Alitak Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Alitak Seaplane 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.
- The furthest airport from Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,854 miles (17,467 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ) is Akhiok Airport (AKK), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NE of ALZ.
Facts about Kasama Airport (KAA):
- Kasama Airport (KAA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kasama Airport (KAA) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) N of KAA.
- The furthest airport from Kasama Airport (KAA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,662 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Kasama Airport's high elevation of 4,542 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KAA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KAA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.