Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Guyana and Gulkana, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°29'53"N by 58°15'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(62°9'18"N by 145°27'15"W)
Distance from GEO to GKN:
5,731.29 miles (9,223.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), Georgetown, Guyana and Gulkana Airport (GKN), Gulkana, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,731 miles (or 9,224 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 Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Gulkana 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 Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Gulkana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEO / SYCJ |
| Airport Name: | Cheddi Jagan International Airport |
| Location: | Georgetown, Guyana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°29'53"N by 58°15'14"W |
| Area Served: | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Guyana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GEO |
| More Information: | GEO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKN / PAGK |
| Airport Name: | Gulkana Airport |
| Location: | Gulkana, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°9'18"N by 145°27'15"W |
| Area Served: | Gulkana, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1586 feet (483 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GKN |
| More Information: | GKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO):
- At the end of the war, Atkinson Field was reduced in scope to a skeleton staff.
- Because of Cheddi Jagan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheddi Jagan 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.
- Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNE of GEO.
- The Cheddi Jagan International Airport is currently under going a 150 million dollar modernization and expansion.
- The furthest airport from Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (meaning Cheddi Jagan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Atkinson Field was built 28 miles from Georgetown on 68 acres of land formerly known as Hyde Park, on the Demerara River.
Facts about Gulkana Airport (GKN):
- The closest airport to Gulkana Airport (GKN) is Copper Center Airport (CZC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of GKN.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 204 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 187 enplanements in 2009, and 141 in 2010.
- Gulkana Airport (GKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gulkana Airport (GKN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,451 miles (16,820 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.64 miles (38.04 km) NNE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana |     |
| 2 | 91.46 miles (147.19 km) ESE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 3 | 113.79 miles (183.13 km) SE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 122.27 miles (196.77 km) ESE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 5 | 139.36 miles (224.27 km) ESE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 6 | 215.75 miles (347.22 km) ESE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 7 | 222.73 miles (358.45 km) ESE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 8 | 231.29 miles (372.23 km) W | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 240.44 miles (386.95 km) SSW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 10 | 244.62 miles (393.68 km) SE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 11 | 249.09 miles (400.87 km) SE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 12 | 256.98 miles (413.56 km) SE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 13 | 257.23 miles (413.97 km) SE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 14 | 289.86 miles (466.48 km) SE | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 15 | 291.38 miles (468.93 km) SE | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,346.98 miles (19,870.49 km) SW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,285.02 miles (19,770.77 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,285.00 miles (19,770.74 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,276.81 miles (19,757.56 km) SSE | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,274.27 miles (19,753.47 km) S | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,263.54 miles (19,736.20 km) SSW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,256.37 miles (19,724.66 km) ESE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,249.57 miles (19,713.73 km) SE | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,211.15 miles (19,651.89 km) WSW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,196.48 miles (19,628.28 km) SSE | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,184.23 miles (19,608.56 km) SE | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,165.10 miles (19,577.79 km) S | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,161.39 miles (19,571.82 km) S | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,150.93 miles (19,554.98 km) SSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,147.73 miles (19,549.83 km) SSE | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.66 miles (25.21 km) SSE | Copper Center Airport (CZC) | Copper Center, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 75.21 miles (121.03 km) SSW | Valdez Airport (VDZ) | Valdez, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 96.94 miles (156.01 km) ESE | McCarthy Airport (MXY) | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 97.53 miles (156.96 km) SSW | Tatitlek Airport (TEK) | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 106.76 miles (171.82 km) ESE | May Creek Airport (MYK) | May Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 107.64 miles (173.22 km) NE | Tanacross Airport (TSG) | Tanacross, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 110.21 miles (177.37 km) E | Chisana Airport (CZN) | Chisana, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 111.01 miles (178.66 km) NE | Tok Airport (TKJ) | Tok, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 111.68 miles (179.73 km) S | Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU) | Cordova, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 114.93 miles (184.96 km) S | Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) | Cordova, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 121.84 miles (196.09 km) S | Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) | Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 124.51 miles (200.38 km) WSW | Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ) | Palmer, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 125.32 miles (201.68 km) ENE | Northway Airport (ORT) | Northway, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 127.42 miles (205.07 km) N | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 129.40 miles (208.25 km) N | Healy River Airport (HKB) | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,451.37 miles (16,819.80 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,432.09 miles (16,788.78 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,420.19 miles (16,769.63 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,403.00 miles (16,741.96 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,367.86 miles (16,685.41 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,305.77 miles (16,585.49 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,266.28 miles (16,521.94 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,191.76 miles (16,402.00 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,184.80 miles (16,390.81 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,183.25 miles (16,388.31 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,182.87 miles (16,387.70 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,180.81 miles (16,384.39 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,177.14 miles (16,378.48 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,155.87 miles (16,344.24 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,151.96 miles (16,337.96 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |