Nonstop flight route between Kashgar, Xinjiang, China and Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kashgar Airport (KHG), Kashgar, Xinjiang, China and Dahl Creek Airport (DCK), Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,573 miles (or 7,360 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 Kashgar Airport and Dahl Creek 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 Kashgar Airport and Dahl Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHG / ZWSH |
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Location: | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°32'35"N by 76°1'11"E |
Area Served: | Kashgar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4529 feet (1,380 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHG |
More Information: | KHG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCK / |
Airport Name: | Dahl Creek Airport |
Location: | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°56'35"N by 156°54'16"W |
Area Served: | Dahl Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 260 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCK |
More Information: | DCK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kashgar Airport (KHG):
- Because of Kashgar Airport's high elevation of 4,529 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,526 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kashgar Airport (KHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kashgar Airport", other names for KHG include "喀什机场" and "Kāshí Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Osh International Airport (OSS), which is located 186 miles (299 kilometers) WNW of KHG.
Facts about Dahl Creek Airport (DCK):
- The closest airport to Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is Kobuk Airport (OBU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) S of DCK.
- The furthest airport from Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,161 miles (16,352 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dahl Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 260 feet, planes can take off or land at Dahl Creek 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.