Nonstop flight route between Alakanuk, Alaska, United States and Waterville, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alakanuk Airport (AUK), Alakanuk, Alaska, United States and Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), Waterville, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,697 miles (or 5,950 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 Waterville Robert Lafleur 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 Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUK / |
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Location: | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°40'47"N by 164°39'35"W |
Area Served: | Alakanuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUK |
More Information: | AUK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WVL / KWVL |
Airport Name: | Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport |
Location: | Waterville, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'59"N by 69°40'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Waterville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 333 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WVL |
More Information: | WVL Maps & Info |
Facts about Alakanuk Airport (AUK):
- Alakanuk Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Alakanuk, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S.
- The closest airport to Alakanuk Airport (AUK) is Emmonak Airport (EMK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of AUK.
- 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.
Facts about Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL):
- Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,665 miles (18,773 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport's relatively low elevation of 333 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterville Robert Lafleur 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 Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) is Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of WVL.