Nonstop flight route between Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia and Kuparuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Julia Creek Airport (JCK), Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,088 miles (or 11,407 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 Julia Creek Airport and Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Julia Creek Airport and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCK / YJLC |
| Airport Name: | Julia Creek Airport |
| Location: | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'5"S by 141°43'20"E |
| Operator/Owner: | McKinlay Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 404 feet (123 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JCK |
| More Information: | JCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUK / PAKU |
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| Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UUK |
| More Information: | UUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Julia Creek Airport (JCK):
- The closest airport to Julia Creek Airport (JCK) is Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WSW of JCK.
- Because of Julia Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 404 feet, planes can take off or land at Julia Creek 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.
- Julia Creek Airport (JCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Julia Creek Airport (JCK) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,543 miles (18,576 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- The closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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.
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
