Nonstop flight route between Crookston, Minnesota, United States and Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN), Crookston, Minnesota, United States and Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,620 miles (or 5,826 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 Crookston Municipal Airport and Wick 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 Crookston Municipal Airport and Wick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKN / KCKN |
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Location: | Crookston, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'26"N by 96°37'18"W |
Area Served: | Crookston, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Crookston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKN |
More Information: | CKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIC / EGPC |
Airport Name: | Wick Airport |
Location: | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'32"N by 3°5'35"W |
Area Served: | Wick, Highland |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WIC |
More Information: | WIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN):
- The closest airport to Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of CKN.
- The furthest airport from Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633 acres at an elevation of 899 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Crookston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Crookston Municipal 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.
- Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Crookston Municipal Airport", another name for CKN is "Kirkwood Field".
Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):
- The airport is marketed as Wick John O' Groats by FlyBe, which operates a daily service to Edinburgh, using its franchise partner Loganair.
- The closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.
- Wick Airport is located 1 nautical mile north of the town of Wick in Caithness at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland.
- Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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.
- Requisitioned by the Air Ministry during World War II, the airfield was extended with hard runways, hangars, and other buildings.
- Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.