Nonstop flight route between Courchevel, France and Karluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Courchevel Airport (CVF), Courchevel, France and Karluk Airport (KYK), Karluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,240 miles (or 8,433 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 Courchevel Airport and Karluk 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 Courchevel Airport and Karluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVF / LFLJ |
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Location: | Courchevel, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°23'51"N by 6°38'3"E |
Area Served: | Courchevel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6588 feet (2,008 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVF |
More Information: | CVF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYK / PAKY |
Airport Name: | Karluk Airport |
Location: | Karluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'57"N by 154°27'14"W |
Area Served: | Karluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KYK |
More Information: | KYK Maps & Info |
Facts about Courchevel Airport (CVF):
- The closest airport to Courchevel Airport (CVF) is Méribel Airport (MFX), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WNW of CVF.
- In addition to being known as "Courchevel Airport", another name for CVF is "Aérodrome de Courchevel".
- The furthest airport from Courchevel Airport (CVF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Courchevel Airport (meaning Courchevel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,249 miles (19,713 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Courchevel Airport (CVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Courchevel Airport's high elevation of 6,588 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Karluk Airport (KYK):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 505 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 376 enplanements in 2009, and 397 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Karluk Airport (KYK) is Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of KYK.
- Because of Karluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Karluk 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.
- Karluk Airport (KYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Karluk Airport (KYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,807 miles (17,393 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.