Nonstop flight route between Brookings, South Dakota, United States and Ahe, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), Brookings, South Dakota, United States and Ahe Airport (AHE), Ahe, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,109 miles (or 8,222 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 Brookings Regional Airport and Ahe 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 Brookings Regional Airport and Ahe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKX / KBKX |
Airport Name: | Brookings Regional Airport |
Location: | Brookings, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'16"N by 96°49'0"W |
Area Served: | Brookings, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Brookings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1648 feet (502 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKX |
More Information: | BKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHE / NTHE |
Airport Name: | Ahe Airport |
Location: | Ahe, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°25'41"S by 146°15'24"W |
Area Served: | Ahe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHE |
More Information: | AHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Brookings Regional Airport (BKX):
- Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,597 miles (17,053 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Brookings Regional Airport, formerly known as Brookings Municipal Airport, is a city owned, public use airport located in Brookings, a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States.
- There is no scheduled airline service at the airport at this time.
- The City is in the final engineering phases for a $19 million reconstruction project, including realigning and lengthening the runways.
- The closest airport to Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BKX.
Facts about Ahe Airport (AHE):
- Because of Ahe Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Ahe 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.
- Ahe Airport (AHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ahe Airport (AHE) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Ahe Airport (meaning Ahe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
- The closest airport to Ahe Airport (AHE) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of AHE.