Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Kasigluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Kasigluk Airport (KUK), Kasigluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,535 miles (or 7,298 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 Birmingham Airport and Kasigluk 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 Birmingham Airport and Kasigluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUK / PFKA |
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Location: | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°52'23"N by 162°31'27"W |
Area Served: | Kasigluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUK |
More Information: | KUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- It has been found that Birmingham airport is the most accessible airport in the UK.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- The extension will increase the runway length from the present 2,605 m to 3,003 m, the main plan was to have a 150m starter extension along with the 400m extension but because the plan for the tunnel had been cancelled because of costs the runway length will be 3,050 m.There will be a loop taxiway from which planes will taxi to the runway and then takeoff.
- During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
- Although initial plans for a second runway were scrapped, this is now firmly back on the airports agenda ahead of the report into Britains aviation strategy being published.
Facts about Kasigluk Airport (KUK):
- Kasigluk Airport (KUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kasigluk Airport (KUK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,577 miles (17,022 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kasigluk Airport (KUK) is Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NE of KUK.
- Because of Kasigluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kasigluk 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 "Kasigluk Airport", another name for KUK is "Z09".