Nonstop flight route between Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States and Windhoek, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB), Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States and Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,923 miles (or 15,970 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 Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base and Eros 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 Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base and Eros Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKB / |
Airport Name: | Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base |
Location: | Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°11'26"N by 152°22'14"W |
Area Served: | Kitoi Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKB |
More Information: | KKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
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Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB):
- Because of Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base 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.
- Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,762 miles (17,319 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 1,000 feet.
- The closest airport to Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) is Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of KKB.
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
- Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.