Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Tehran, Iran and Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ), Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,843 miles (or 9,403 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 Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport and Ouzinkie 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 Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport and Ouzinkie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA):

• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport handled 4,986,477 passengers last year.
• Further complicating matters, on 29 April 2005, the United Kingdom and Canada warned its citizens against using the airport due to alleged safety concerns concerning the runway, which has been claimed to have been built over ancient qanats.
• Imam Khomeini Airport is accessible from Tehran by Car, taxi and bus via the Tehran-Qom Freeway.
• Just prior to the opening on 8 May, two local airlines refused to switch to the new airport.
• The closest airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Mehrabad Airport (THR), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of IKA.
• In addition to being known as "Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport", another name for IKA is "فرودگاه امام خمینی".
• The furthest airport from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) has 2 runways.

Facts about Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ):

• The airport received national media attention in 2009 after being slotted to receive $15 million in federal stimulus money to construct a new airstrip.
• In addition to being known as "Ouzinkie Airport", other names for KOZ include "Ouzinkie Airport (new)" and "4K5".
• Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Ouzinkie Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving Ouzinkie, a city on Spruce Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) is Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSE of KOZ.
• Because of Ouzinkie Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Ouzinkie 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.