Nonstop flight route between Atqasuk, Alaska, United States and Jalalabad, Afghanistan:
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A direct, nonstop flight between Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), Atqasuk, Alaska, United States and Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), Jalalabad, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,813 miles (or 7,746 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 Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport and Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر, 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 Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport and Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATK / PATQ |
Airport Name: | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport |
Location: | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°28'1"N by 157°26'8"W |
Area Served: | Atqasuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATK |
More Information: | ATK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAA / OAJL |
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Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°23'58"N by 70°29'54"E |
Area Served: | Jalalabad |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1814 feet (553 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAA |
More Information: | JAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK):
- Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr.
- The furthest airport from Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,290 miles (16,560 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial 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 Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) is Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) NNE of ATK.
- Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA):
- On 30 June 2010 a car bomb was set off and militants stormed the airport.
- Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of JAA.
- In addition to being known as "Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر", other names for JAA include "Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad)" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,937 miles (19,211 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Hamidullah Qaderi, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan, announced in April 2009 the construction of a new civilian airport in the Gambiri area northwest of Jalalabad.