Nonstop flight route between Donetsk, Ukraine and Kufra, Libya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), Donetsk, Ukraine and Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,830 miles (or 2,944 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 relatively short distance between Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport and Kufra Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOK / UKCC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°4'30"N by 37°43'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| Airport Type: | Public (all civilian activity suspended due to civ | 
| Elevation: | 781 feet (238 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DOK | 
| More Information: | DOK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kufra, Libya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Kufra, Libya | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKF | 
| More Information: | AKF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK):
- In the 1990s, Donetsk Airport experienced a number of criminal incidents.
- In addition to being known as "Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport", another name for DOK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк"".
- Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Mariupol International Airport (MPW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of DOK.
- Because of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport's relatively low elevation of 781 feet, planes can take off or land at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International 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 furthest airport from Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,782 miles (17,352 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 26 May 2014, Pro-Russian rebels stormed and took control of the airport soon after the new president Petro Poroshenko won the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election.
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- Kufra Airport began as Buma Airfield, built in the 1930s as a minor facility by the Italians.
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- In July 2013 Libyan Airlines re-launched the Benghasi service that was suspended nine years earlier.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- Libyan Airlines operated a twice weekly service from Benghasi with Boeing 727-200 equipment for at least ten years prior to its suspension in 2004.
