Nonstop flight route between Kirksville, Missouri, United States and Koyukuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri, United States and Koyukuk Airport (KYU), Koyukuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,040 miles (or 4,892 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 Kirksville Regional Airport and Koyukuk 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 Kirksville Regional Airport and Koyukuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRK / KIRK |
Airport Name: | Kirksville Regional Airport |
Location: | Kirksville, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°5'35"N by 92°32'42"W |
Area Served: | Kirksville, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kirksville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 966 feet (294 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IRK |
More Information: | IRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYU / PFKU |
Airport Name: | Koyukuk Airport |
Location: | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°52'32"N by 157°43'50"W |
Area Served: | Koyukuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 149 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KYU |
More Information: | KYU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK):
- Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) has 2 runways.
- Kirksville Regional Airport covers an area of 476 acres at an elevation of 966 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Kirksville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirksville Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,860 miles (17,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Air Choice One began scheduled flight operations twice daily, to and from Lambert-St.
- The closest airport to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of IRK.
Facts about Koyukuk Airport (KYU):
- The closest airport to Koyukuk Airport (KYU) is Nulato Airport (NUL), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SW of KYU.
- Because of Koyukuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 149 feet, planes can take off or land at Koyukuk 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.
- The furthest airport from Koyukuk Airport (KYU) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,304 miles (16,583 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Koyukuk Airport (KYU) currently has only 1 runway.