Nonstop flight route between Kekaha, Hawaii, United States and Zaqatala, Azerbaijan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States and Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU), Zaqatala, Azerbaijan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,728 miles (or 12,438 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 PMRF Barking Sands and Zaqatala International 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 PMRF Barking Sands and Zaqatala International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTU / UBBY |
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Location: | Zaqatala, Azerbaijan |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°33'43"N by 46°40'1"E |
Area Served: | Zaqatala, Azerbaijan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZTU |
More Information: | ZTU Maps & Info |
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- PMRF is the world's largest instrumented, multi-dimensional testing and training missile range.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 27 April 2007, the U.S.
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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 PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
- The Navy is currently using PMRF to test hit to kill technology using direct collision of the anti-ballistic missile with its target.
- In 1921, the land area known as the Barking Sands was acquired by the Kekaha Sugar Company and became a runway for private planes.
- The base includes a 6,000-foot runway with operations and maintenance facilities.
Facts about Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU):
- The closest airport to Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) is Ganja International Airport (KVD), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSW of ZTU.
- In addition to being known as "Zaqatala International Airport", another name for ZTU is "Zaqatala Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı".
- The furthest airport from Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,157 miles (17,955 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.