Nonstop flight route between Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Topeka, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kongiganak Airport (KKH), Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,629 miles (or 5,840 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 Kongiganak Airport and Forbes Field, 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 Kongiganak Airport and Forbes Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kongiganak Airport (KKH):

• In addition to being known as "Kongiganak Airport", another name for KKH is "DUY".
• Because of Kongiganak Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kongiganak 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.
• Kongiganak Airport (KKH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kongiganak Airport (KKH) is Tuntutuliak Airport (WTL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of KKH.
• The furthest airport from Kongiganak Airport (KKH) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,640 miles (17,123 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.

Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• In 1955, a statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated in Schenley Plaza adjacent to Forbes Field.
• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The batting cage was placed just to the left of the 457-foot center field "Death Valley" marker during games, because it was believed impossible to hit the ball that far.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
• With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
• The infield developed a "rock-hard" surface throughout the stadium's history.
• In 1903, Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss began to look for ground to build a larger capacity replacement for the team's then-current home, Exposition Park.
• The first batter at Forbes Field was future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers, the Cubs second baseman and lead off batter.