Nonstop flight route between El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic and Ekwok, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Catey International Airport (AZS), El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic and Ekwok Airport (KEK), Ekwok, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,000 miles (or 8,047 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 El Catey International Airport and Ekwok 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 El Catey International Airport and Ekwok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZS / MDCY |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'11"N by 69°44'14"W |
Area Served: | Samana |
Operator/Owner: | Sanchez, Samana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AZS |
More Information: | AZS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEK / |
Airport Name: | Ekwok Airport |
Location: | Ekwok, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'16"N by 157°28'19"W |
Area Served: | Ekwok, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEK |
More Information: | KEK Maps & Info |
Facts about El Catey International Airport (AZS):
- The furthest airport from El Catey International Airport (AZS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to El Catey International Airport (meaning El Catey International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,116 miles (19,498 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport's new runway is 3000 m x 45 m, flexible pavement load-rated PCN 66 F/A/W/T, designed to accommodate a Boeing 747.
- Because of El Catey International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at El Catey International 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.
- In addition to being known as "El Catey International Airport", another name for AZS is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey (Pte. Juan Bosch)".
- El Catey International Airport (AZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located near the little village of El Catey, some 8 km west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana.
- The closest airport to El Catey International Airport (AZS) is Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of AZS.
- El Catey International Airport handled 112,164 passengers last year.
Facts about Ekwok Airport (KEK):
- Ekwok Airport (KEK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ekwok Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Ekwok 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 Ekwok Airport (KEK) is New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of KEK.
- The furthest airport from Ekwok Airport (KEK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.