Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Naknek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Naknek Airport (NNK), Naknek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,016 miles (or 6,464 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 El Lencero Airport and Naknek 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 El Lencero Airport and Naknek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA |
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Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
Area Served: | Xalapa |
Operator/Owner: | State government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAL |
More Information: | JAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNK / |
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Location: | Naknek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°43'58"N by 157°1'12"W |
Area Served: | Naknek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NNK |
More Information: | NNK Maps & Info |
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation.
- The airport has the exclusive room Aeromar, the Salón Diamante.
- In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Naknek Airport (NNK):
- The furthest airport from Naknek Airport (NNK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,728 miles (17,265 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 161 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, an increase of 53% from the 105 enplanements in 2007.
- The closest airport to Naknek Airport (NNK) is South Naknek Airport (WSN), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of NNK.
- Naknek Airport (NNK) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naknek Airport", another name for NNK is "5NK".
- Because of Naknek Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Naknek 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.