Nonstop flight route between Kastamonu, Turkey and Westhampton Beach, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kastamonu Airport (KFS), Kastamonu, Turkey and Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,132 miles (or 8,258 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 Francis S. Gabreski 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 Kastamonu Airport and Francis S. Gabreski Airport. 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 |
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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: | FOK / KFOK |
Airport Name: | Francis S. Gabreski Airport |
Location: | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'36"N by 72°37'54"W |
Area Served: | Westhampton Beach, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Suffolk |
Airport Type: | Public / Military (ANG) |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOK |
More Information: | FOK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kastamonu Airport (KFS):
- The closest airport to Kastamonu Airport (KFS) is Sinop Airport (NOP), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) NE of KFS.
- Kastamonu Airport (KFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kastamonu Airport", another name for KFS is "Uzunyazı Airport".
Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):
- Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
- Suffolk County AFB was also the main support base for the Suffolk County Missile Annex, a nearby USAF CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile launch complex for the defense of the New York City metropolitan area under the control of a missile launch control center at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
- The Suffolk County Police Aviation Section bases a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter at the airport.
- In 1975, the designation and mission changed again to "Aerospace Rescue and Recovery", later shortened to "Air Rescue" and then simply "Rescue".
- The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
- Known as Suffolk County Air Force Base until 1969, then Suffolk County Airport until 1991, when it was renamed in honor of Colonel Francis S.
- Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski 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.