Nonstop flight route between Kerikeri, New Zealand and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerikeri Airport (KKE), Kerikeri, New Zealand and Port Moller Airport (PML), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,483 miles (or 10,433 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 Kerikeri Airport and Port Moller 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 Kerikeri Airport and Port Moller Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKE / NZKK |
| Airport Name: | Kerikeri Airport |
| Location: | Kerikeri, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'46"S by 173°54'42"E |
| Elevation: | 492 feet (150 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKE |
| More Information: | KKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PML / PAAL |
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| Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°0'21"N by 160°33'38"W |
| Area Served: | Port Moller |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PML |
| More Information: | PML Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerikeri Airport (KKE):
- In 1972, Mount Cook Airlines decided to use the airport to connect to tourist resorts.
- Kerikeri Airport (KKE) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Kerikeri Airport (meaning Kerikeri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
- Because of Kerikeri Airport's relatively low elevation of 492 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerikeri 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 Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSW of KKE.
Facts about Port Moller Airport (PML):
- Port Moller Airport (PML) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Port Moller Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Moller 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 Port Moller Airport (PML) is Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) W of PML.
- The airport covers an area of 369 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Port Moller Airport (PML) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Port Moller Airport", other names for PML include "Port Moller Air Force Station" and "1AK3".
