Nonstop flight route between Kastamonu, Turkey and Attu Island, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°19'0"N by 33°47'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°49'57"N by 173°10'32"E)
Distance from KFS to ATU:
5,495.09 miles (8,843.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kastamonu Airport (KFS), Kastamonu, Turkey and Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), Attu Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,495 miles (or 8,843 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 Kastamonu Airport and Casco Cove Coast Guard Station, 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 Kastamonu Airport and Casco Cove Coast Guard Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KFS / LTAL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kastamonu, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'0"N by 33°47'45"E |
| Area Served: | Kastamonu |
| Operator/Owner: | Governorship of Kastamonu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3520 feet (1,073 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KFS |
| More Information: | KFS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATU / PAAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Attu Island, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'57"N by 173°10'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Coast Guard 17th Dist. |
| Airport Type: | Private use |
| Elevation: | 88 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATU |
| More Information: | ATU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kastamonu Airport (KFS):
- Kastamonu Airport (KFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kastamonu Airport", another name for KFS is "Uzunyazı Airport".
- The closest airport to Kastamonu Airport (KFS) is Sinop Airport (NOP), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) NE of KFS.
- The furthest airport from Kastamonu Airport (KFS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,098 miles (17,860 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU):
- Because of Casco Cove Coast Guard Station's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Casco Cove Coast Guard Station 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 Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,631 miles (17,109 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) is Eareckson Air Station (SYA), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ESE of ATU.
- Casco Cove is one of the most isolated and remote airports in the United States.
- Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Established as Naval Air Facility Attu on June 7, 1943, just seven days after Attu Island was declared secured.
- In addition to being known as "Casco Cove Coast Guard Station", other names for ATU include "LORAN Station Attu" and "(former Naval Air Facility Attu)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.43 miles (131.04 km) NE | Sinop Airport (NOP) | Sinop, Turkey |     |
| 2 | 89.44 miles (143.94 km) W | Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) | Zonguldak, Turkey | |
| 3 | 92.23 miles (148.44 km) SSW | Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) | Ankara, Turkey | |
| 4 | 96.00 miles (154.50 km) ESE | Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) | Amasya, Turkey | |
| 5 | 142.93 miles (230.03 km) E | Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) | Samsun, Turkey | |
| 6 | 151.62 miles (244.00 km) ESE | Tokat Airport (TJK) | Tokat, Turkey | |
| 7 | 180.24 miles (290.07 km) SSE | Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) | Nevsehir, Turkey | |
| 8 | 197.57 miles (317.96 km) SSE | Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) | Kayseri Province, Turkey | |
| 9 | 197.64 miles (318.08 km) W | Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO) | Kocaeli, Turkey | |
| 10 | 199.21 miles (320.60 km) WSW | Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 11 | 200.15 miles (322.11 km) ESE | Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) | Sivas, Turkey | |
| 12 | 201.03 miles (323.52 km) WSW | Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 13 | 233.29 miles (375.44 km) WSW | Yenişehir Airport (YEI) | Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey | |
| 14 | 235.35 miles (378.75 km) W | İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 15 | 239.79 miles (385.90 km) SSW | Konya Airport (KYA) | Konya, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,097.96 miles (17,860.39 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,016.82 miles (17,729.82 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,948.51 miles (17,619.88 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,931.93 miles (17,593.19 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 10,896.29 miles (17,535.84 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,852.87 miles (17,465.96 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,836.20 miles (17,439.13 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,834.08 miles (17,435.72 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,806.57 miles (17,391.45 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 10,801.04 miles (17,382.54 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,782.73 miles (17,353.07 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,780.26 miles (17,349.10 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,777.00 miles (17,343.85 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,755.99 miles (17,310.04 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,721.46 miles (17,254.48 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.08 miles (64.50 km) ESE | Eareckson Air Station (SYA) | Shemya, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 434.18 miles (698.74 km) E | Adak Airport (ADK) | Adak Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 531.42 miles (855.23 km) E | Atka Airport (AKB) | Atka, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 611.52 miles (984.14 km) W | Yelizovo Airport (PKC) | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | |
| 5 | 720.55 miles (1,159.60 km) ENE | St. Paul Island Airport (SNP) | St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 729.92 miles (1,174.68 km) ENE | St. George Airport (STG) | St. George, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 747.48 miles (1,202.95 km) E | Nikolski Air Station (IKO) | Nikolski, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 823.34 miles (1,325.04 km) N | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 9 | 836.44 miles (1,346.12 km) ENE | Unalaska Airport (DUT) | Unalaska, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 837.95 miles (1,348.54 km) N | Ugolny Airport (DYR) | Anadyr, Russia | |
| 11 | 866.70 miles (1,394.82 km) ENE | Akutan Seaplane Base (KQA) | Akutan, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 928.25 miles (1,493.87 km) NNE | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 931.23 miles (1,498.67 km) NNE | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 14 | 933.22 miles (1,501.86 km) NE | Mekoryuk Airport (MYU) | Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 950.66 miles (1,529.94 km) NNE | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,631.23 miles (17,109.27 km) SW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,501.26 miles (16,900.10 km) WSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,458.69 miles (16,831.59 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 4 | 10,431.40 miles (16,787.68 km) SW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,381.55 miles (16,707.44 km) WSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,381.37 miles (16,707.15 km) SW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,354.51 miles (16,663.93 km) SW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,354.51 miles (16,663.92 km) SW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,326.08 miles (16,618.18 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 10,311.35 miles (16,594.46 km) WSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,303.30 miles (16,581.51 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 12 | 10,302.39 miles (16,580.04 km) SW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 13 | 10,282.92 miles (16,548.71 km) SW | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 14 | 10,248.62 miles (16,493.52 km) WSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,224.59 miles (16,454.85 km) SW | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |