Nonstop flight route between Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States and Nanwalek (English Bay), Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States and Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB), Nanwalek (English Bay), Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,204 miles (or 5,156 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 Addington Field and Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay 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 Addington Field and Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Addington Field (EKX):

• Parachuting over Skydive Kentucky drop zone
• The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Jumpers exit aircraft over Addington Field from 3500–14000 feet and are normally seen under canopy returning to earth via a left landing pattern.
• Addington Field opened in 1982.
• Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington Field 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.
• Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Inbound or outbound pilots should call 270-723-3587 or stop by hangar 2 and ask about the days operations if they are concerned or just interested in jumping and/or parachute rigging services for their emergency pilot rigs.
• The closest airport to Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.
• In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".

Facts about Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB):

• Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,680 miles (17,188 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport)", another name for KEB is "none".
• The closest airport to Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB) is Port Graham Airport (PGM), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of KEB.
• A Cessna 206 belonging to Smokey Bay Air crashed near Nanwalek Airport on takeoff on December 15, 2011.
• Nanwalek Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nanwalek, an unincorporated community in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of the US state of Alaska.
• Because of Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay 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.