Nonstop flight route between Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and Koyuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA), Koyuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,375 miles (or 10,260 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 Darwin International Airport and Koyuk Alfred Adams 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 Darwin International Airport and Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRW / YPDN |
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Location: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E |
Area Served: | Darwin, Northern Territory |
Operator/Owner: | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) / RAAF Darwin |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRW |
More Information: | DRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKA / PAKK |
Airport Name: | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport |
Location: | Koyuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°56'21"N by 161°9'15"W |
Area Served: | Koyuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKA |
More Information: | KKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):
- Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin 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.
- Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.
- During the 2009–10 financial year there was a total of 1,569,007 passengers which consisted of 207,825 international passengers and 1,361,182 domestic passengers, up 2.0%.
- The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.
- Darwin – Sydney route included from May 2012, prior data not shown.
- Australian low-cost carrier, Jetstar Airways, had expressed a keen interest in developing Darwin Airport as a hub for its trips to Asia.
- Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- In April 2009 Garuda Indonesia suspended the Denpasar service from Darwin after nearly 30 years of service, citing "economic reasons".
- Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as the primary domestic and international airport for the Northern Territory and a very important stop for airlines flying between Australia, Asia and onwards to Europe.
- In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
Facts about Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA):
- Because of Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Koyuk Alfred Adams 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.
- Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) is Haycock Airport (HAY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) N of KKA.
- The furthest airport from Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,297 miles (16,571 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.