Nonstop flight route between Alakanuk, Alaska, United States and Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alakanuk Airport (AUK), Alakanuk, Alaska, United States and Roskilde Airport (RKE), Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,264 miles (or 6,862 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 Alakanuk Airport and Roskilde 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 Alakanuk Airport and Roskilde Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alakanuk Airport (AUK):

• Alakanuk Airport resides at elevation of 10 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Alakanuk Airport", another name for AUK is "PAUK".
• The furthest airport from Alakanuk Airport (AUK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,448 miles (16,814 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Alakanuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alakanuk 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.
• Alakanuk Airport (AUK) currently has only 1 runway.
• A new airport being built west of the city.
• The closest airport to Alakanuk Airport (AUK) is Emmonak Airport (EMK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of AUK.

Facts about Roskilde Airport (RKE):

• The furthest airport from Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Roskilde Airport is planning an expansion of the runways and airport facilities to receive regular flights of low-cost international and charter operators, including aircraft types of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320-family sizes.
• In addition to being known as "Roskilde Airport", other names for RKE include "Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde" and "Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde".
• Lately Roskilde Airport has been the departure airport of Danish troops deploying to or returning from overseas locations, primarily Afghanistan, due to its more private and secluded atmosphere, compared to the far busier Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup.
• In 2002 the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Of Denmark that Ryanair was in discussions with the airport about beginning scheduled service to London Stansted it was believed that the location close to the centre of Copenhagen would draw the airline.
• The airport is open around the clock and has immigration and customs facilities for international traffic, but it is used primarily for taxi, business, and training flights and the airport serves as base for several flights schools.
• The closest airport to Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of RKE.
• Roskilde Airport (RKE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Roskilde Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Roskilde 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.