Nonstop flight route between Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kongiganak Airport (KKH), Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,258 miles (or 6,852 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. 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):

• The closest airport to Kongiganak Airport (KKH) is Tuntutuliak Airport (WTL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of 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 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):

• Between 1963 and 1981, Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik.
• The airport's 2,000-metre runway has been defined as 1,840 metres and lacks a safety area at the southern end.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1964, the runway was expanded to its present length.
• Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
• When SAS Commuter closed down its Copenhagen route in 1994, Maersk Air started flying to Copenhagen itself, using Fokker F50 aircraft with three daily departures.
• The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.