Nonstop flight route between Gulkana, Alaska, United States and Batajnica, Serbia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gulkana Airport (GKN), Gulkana, Alaska, United States and Batajnica Airbase (BJY), Batajnica, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,995 miles (or 8,039 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 Gulkana Airport and Batajnica Airbase, 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 Gulkana Airport and Batajnica Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJY / LYBT | 
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| Location: | Batajnica, Serbia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°56'7"N by 20°15'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Belgrade | 
| Operator/Owner: | Serbian Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BJY | 
| More Information: | BJY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gulkana Airport (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 covers an area of 1,678 acres at an elevation of 1,586 feet above mean sea level.
 - 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.
 - Gulkana Airport (GKN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Gulkana Airport (GKN) is Copper Center Airport (CZC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of GKN.
 
Facts about Batajnica Airbase (BJY):
- Batajnica Airbase (BJY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of BJY.
 - During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia the airbase was heavily bombed for 25 days and sustaining heavy damage.
 - In addition to being known as "Batajnica Airbase", other names for BJY include "Aerodrom Batajnica" and "Аеродром Батајница".
 - In June 2006, two USAF F-16 fighter jets, visited Batajnica airbase.
 - The furthest airport from Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
