Nonstop flight route between Koliganek, Alaska, United States and Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands:
Departure Airport:
(59°43'36"N by 157°15'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°20'13"N by 64°58'23"W)
Distance from KGK to STT:
5,207.39 miles (8,380.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koliganek Airport (KGK), Koliganek, Alaska, United States and Cyril E. King Airport (STT), Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,207 miles (or 8,380 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 Koliganek Airport and Cyril E. King 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 Koliganek Airport and Cyril E. King Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGK / PAJZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Koliganek, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°43'36"N by 157°15'33"W |
| Area Served: | Koliganek, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 269 feet (82 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGK |
| More Information: | KGK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | STT / TIST |
| Airport Name: | Cyril E. King Airport |
| Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'13"N by 64°58'23"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Virgin Islands Port Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STT |
| More Information: | STT Maps & Info |
Facts about Koliganek Airport (KGK):
- In addition to being known as "Koliganek Airport", other names for KGK include "Koliganek Airport (new location)" and "JZZ".
- The furthest airport from Koliganek Airport (KGK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Koliganek Airport's relatively low elevation of 269 feet, planes can take off or land at Koliganek 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 Koliganek Airport (KGK) is New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of KGK.
- This airport opened in 1997, replacing the former airport located at 59°43′28″N 157°17′09″W / 59.72444°N 157.28583°W / 59.72444.
- Koliganek Airport (KGK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cyril E. King Airport (STT):
- Because of Cyril E. King Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Cyril E. King 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 furthest airport from Cyril E. King Airport (STT) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Cyril E. King Airport (meaning Cyril E. King Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cyril E. King Airport (STT) is Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of STT.
- Cyril E. King Airport (STT) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force 23rd Fighter Squadron deployed P-40 Warhawk fighters to the airport from March 1942 – May 1943.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.41 miles (31.24 km) SSW | New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 26.76 miles (43.06 km) SSW | Ekwok Airport (KEK) | Ekwok, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 43.69 miles (70.32 km) SSE | Levelock Airport (KLL) | Levelock, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 55.11 miles (88.69 km) ESE | Igiugig Airport (IGG) | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 56.66 miles (91.18 km) WSW | Aleknagik Airport (WKK) | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 58.87 miles (94.74 km) SSW | Portage Creek Airport (PCA) | Portage Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 64.36 miles (103.58 km) SW | Dillingham Airport (DLG) | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 69.19 miles (111.35 km) S | Naknek Airport (NNK) | Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 71.36 miles (114.85 km) S | South Naknek Airport (WSN) | South Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 74.47 miles (119.85 km) ESE | Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) | Big Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 75.72 miles (121.85 km) SSE | King Salmon Airport (AKN) | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 76.26 miles (122.74 km) SW | Clarks Point Airport (CLP) | Clarks Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 81.06 miles (130.45 km) SW | Manokotak Airport (KMO) | Manokotak, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 81.79 miles (131.63 km) E | Iliamna Airport (ILI) | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 85.79 miles (138.06 km) ENE | Nondalton Airport (NNL) | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,659.64 miles (17,154.99 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,653.43 miles (17,144.99 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,647.22 miles (17,134.99 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,618.64 miles (17,089.01 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,578.00 miles (17,023.60 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,470.51 miles (16,850.62 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,411.29 miles (16,755.31 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,358.43 miles (16,670.24 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,356.90 miles (16,667.77 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,356.80 miles (16,667.61 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,349.41 miles (16,655.71 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,344.26 miles (16,647.42 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,333.61 miles (16,630.29 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,327.81 miles (16,620.96 km) SSW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,325.20 miles (16,616.76 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.13 miles (3.43 km) E | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 2 | 21.78 miles (35.05 km) W | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 29.19 miles (46.97 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 36.53 miles (58.78 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 36.90 miles (59.38 km) WSW | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 6 | 44.41 miles (71.48 km) SSE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 7 | 45.15 miles (72.67 km) SSE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 45.21 miles (72.76 km) W | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 9 | 56.02 miles (90.15 km) WSW | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 10 | 67.81 miles (109.13 km) W | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 74.22 miles (119.44 km) W | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 86.93 miles (139.90 km) W | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 106.81 miles (171.89 km) WSW | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 14 | 111.88 miles (180.05 km) W | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 124.05 miles (199.64 km) E | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,260.36 miles (19,731.09 km) S | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.72 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,163.06 miles (19,574.50 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,160.66 miles (19,570.64 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,139.33 miles (19,536.32 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,113.25 miles (19,494.33 km) SSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,081.01 miles (19,442.45 km) SSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,059.45 miles (19,407.75 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,034.94 miles (19,368.31 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,034.49 miles (19,367.59 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,976.41 miles (19,274.12 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,969.68 miles (19,263.29 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,963.26 miles (19,252.96 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,906.55 miles (19,161.69 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,865.12 miles (19,095.02 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |