Nonstop flight route between Kasama, Zambia and Karluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kasama Airport (KAA), Kasama, Zambia and Karluk Airport (KYK), Karluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,152 miles (or 14,728 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 Kasama Airport and Karluk 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 Kasama Airport and Karluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAA / FLKS | 
| Airport Name: | Kasama Airport | 
| Location: | Kasama, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'0"S by 31°7'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Kasama | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4542 feet (1,384 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KAA | 
| More Information: | KAA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYK / PAKY | 
| Airport Name: | Karluk Airport | 
| Location: | Karluk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'57"N by 154°27'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Karluk, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KYK | 
| More Information: | KYK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kasama Airport (KAA):
- The closest airport to Kasama Airport (KAA) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) N of KAA.
 - Because of Kasama Airport's high elevation of 4,542 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KAA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KAA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Kasama Airport (KAA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,662 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - Kasama Airport (KAA) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Karluk Airport (KYK):
- Because of Karluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Karluk 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 closest airport to Karluk Airport (KYK) is Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of KYK.
 - Karluk Airport (KYK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Karluk Airport (KYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,807 miles (17,393 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - Karluk Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Karluk, a community in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
 
