Nonstop flight route between Kremenchuk, Ukraine and Galena, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°7'50"N by 33°28'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W)
Distance from KHU to GAL:
4,549.42 miles (7,321.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), Kremenchuk, Ukraine and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,549 miles (or 7,322 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHU / |
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| Location: | Kremenchuk, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°7'50"N by 33°28'31"E |
| Area Served: | Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public/military |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHU |
| More Information: | KHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAL / PAGA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galena, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W |
| Area Served: | Galena, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAL |
| More Information: | GAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU):
- In addition to being known as "Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport", other names for KHU include "Аеропорт «Кременчук»Аэропорт «Кременчуг»" and "UKHK".
- The closest airport to Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) is Myrhorod Airport (MXR), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of KHU.
- The furthest airport from Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,976 miles (17,664 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):
- The furthest airport from Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,598 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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.
- As Galena Airport, it was used as a military transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
- Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
- The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,784 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,447 enplanements in 2009, and 12,421 in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport", another name for GAL is "(former Galena Air Force Base)".
- The closest airport to Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GAL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.82 miles (89.83 km) N | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine |     |
| 2 | 76.15 miles (122.55 km) S | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 3 | 91.32 miles (146.97 km) SE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 121.35 miles (195.29 km) SE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 137.62 miles (221.48 km) ENE | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 142.56 miles (229.43 km) NW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 160.17 miles (257.76 km) SSW | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 160.97 miles (259.06 km) NW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 173.60 miles (279.39 km) NE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 10 | 176.03 miles (283.28 km) SSW | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 187.35 miles (301.52 km) NNW | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 207.41 miles (333.79 km) ESE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 219.52 miles (353.28 km) NNE | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 14 | 220.57 miles (354.97 km) SE | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 225.80 miles (363.38 km) WNW | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,976.22 miles (17,664.47 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,573.16 miles (17,015.81 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,548.69 miles (16,976.42 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,529.72 miles (16,945.90 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,528.60 miles (16,944.10 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,528.05 miles (16,943.22 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,504.32 miles (16,905.02 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,502.71 miles (16,902.43 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,496.53 miles (16,892.48 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,484.52 miles (16,873.16 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,472.04 miles (16,853.08 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,469.34 miles (16,848.72 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,466.89 miles (16,844.79 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,466.86 miles (16,844.73 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,464.75 miles (16,841.34 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.24 miles (40.63 km) WNW | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 33.53 miles (53.95 km) W | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 43.28 miles (69.66 km) E | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) WSW | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 68.58 miles (110.37 km) NNE | Huslia Airport (HSL) | Huslia, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.93 miles (135.07 km) SSE | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) NE | Hughes Airport (HUS) | Hughes, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 123.53 miles (198.81 km) SSE | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 124.64 miles (200.60 km) W | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 127.30 miles (204.87 km) NE | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 127.43 miles (205.08 km) WNW | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 129.61 miles (208.58 km) WSW | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) W | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) SSE | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 130.57 miles (210.14 km) SSE | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,313.41 miles (16,597.78 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,309.38 miles (16,591.29 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,302.73 miles (16,580.59 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,276.31 miles (16,538.08 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,237.19 miles (16,475.12 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,131.03 miles (16,304.27 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,076.40 miles (16,216.36 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 8 | 10,075.25 miles (16,214.50 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,017.04 miles (16,120.83 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,016.20 miles (16,119.47 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.95 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,008.98 miles (16,107.85 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,001.06 miles (16,095.11 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,991.80 miles (16,080.21 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,991.52 miles (16,079.76 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |