Nonstop flight route between Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,502 miles (or 5,636 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 Kodiak Municipal Airport and Philadelphia International 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 Kodiak Municipal Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK):

• The furthest airport from Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,788 miles (17,362 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Kodiak Municipal Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a 2,475 by 40 ft asphalt and gravel surface.
• The closest airport to Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of KDK.
• Because of Kodiak Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Kodiak Municipal 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.
• Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011 categorized this as commercial service airport.

Facts about Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PHL.
• Because of Philadelphia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Philadelphia International 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.
• By 2005, there were two studies which dealt with expanding runway capacity at PHL airport.
• The second study, the PHL Capacity Enhancement Program has a much larger scope and is considering more drastic ways to increase runway capacity at PHL.
• In 2004 Southwest Airlines announced it would begin flights from PHL, challenging US Airways in some of its important East Coast and Midwest markets.
• Beginning in 1940 the Coatesville-based Rising Sun School of Aeronautics performed primary flight training at the airport under contract to the Air Corps.
• The furthest airport from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In June 1943 I Fighter Command transferred jurisdiction of the airport to the Air Technical Service Command.
• As a benefit to students, local schools including The University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University, Swarthmore College, Haverford College and Saint Joseph's University traditionally operate transportation shuttles to the airport during heavy travel periods such as spring and Thanksgiving breaks.