Nonstop flight route between Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kongiganak Airport (KKH), Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB), Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,559 miles (or 13,774 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 Santa Terezinha Municipal 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 Kongiganak Airport and Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKH / PADY |
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Location: | Kongiganak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°57'38"N by 162°52'51"W |
Area Served: | Kongiganak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKH |
More Information: | KKH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCB / SSJA |
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Location: | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°10'22"S by 51°33'6"W |
Area Served: | Joaçaba |
Operator/Owner: | Joaçaba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2546 feet (776 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JCB |
More Information: | JCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kongiganak Airport (KKH):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kongiganak Airport", another name for KKH is "DUY".
- The closest airport to Kongiganak Airport (KKH) is Tuntutuliak Airport (WTL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of KKH.
- Kongiganak Airport (KKH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB):
- The closest airport to Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) is Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) ENE of JCB.
- The furthest airport from Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (meaning Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- The airport was inaugurated in May 1949.
- Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport", another name for JCB is "Aeroporto Municipal Santa Terezinha".