Nonstop flight route between Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR), Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,422 miles (or 7,116 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Port Williams Seaplane Base, 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Port Williams Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAX / EGNC |
Airport Name: | Carlisle Lake District Airport |
Location: | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°56'15"N by 2°48'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Airports Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAX |
More Information: | CAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPR / |
Airport Name: | Port Williams Seaplane Base |
Location: | Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°29'24"N by 152°34'55"W |
Area Served: | Port Williams, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Washington Fish & Oyster |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPR |
More Information: | KPR Maps & Info |
Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):
- Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
- However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
- Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
- As the airport had lost £3.5 million on operations between 1979 and 1994, Carlisle City Council agreed to sell the airport on a 150 year lease to Haughey Airports in 2000.
- The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In the early 1930s, Cumbria County Council opened Kingstown Municipal Airport, at the time outside the borough boundaries which later became the RAF Kingstown and is now Kingstown or Kingmoor Industrial estate.
- Since 30 May 2009, the airport has been owned by the Stobart Group on a 150 year lease, expiring 2150.
Facts about Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR):
- The closest airport to Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) is Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of KPR.
- The furthest airport from Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,742 miles (17,287 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Port Williams Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located in Port Williams, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
- Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Port Williams Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 4,000 feet.
- Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
- Because of Port Williams Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Williams Seaplane Base 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.