Nonstop flight route between Arusha, Tanzania and Selawik, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania and Selawik Airport (WLK), Selawik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,995 miles (or 12,866 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 Arusha Airport and Selawik 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 Arusha Airport and Selawik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR | 
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| Location: | Arusha, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARK | 
| More Information: | ARK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLK / PASK | 
| Airport Name: | Selawik Airport | 
| Location: | Selawik, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°35'59"N by 159°59'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Selawik, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WLK | 
| More Information: | WLK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
 - In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
 - Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - A few days later it was flown empty to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
 - Arusha Airport is a small airport serving Arusha, Tanzania.
 - Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 - Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
 
Facts about Selawik Airport (WLK):
- Because of Selawik Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Selawik 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.
 - Selawik Airport (WLK) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Selawik Airport (WLK) is Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNW of WLK.
 - The furthest airport from Selawik Airport (WLK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 
