Nonstop flight route between Klawock, Alaska, United States and Kekaha, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States and PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,693 miles (or 4,334 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 Klawock Airport and PMRF Barking Sands, 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 Klawock Airport and PMRF Barking Sands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLW / PAKW |
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Location: | Klawock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°34'45"N by 133°4'33"W |
Area Served: | Klawock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLW |
More Information: | KLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- The closest airport to Klawock Airport (KLW) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KLW.
- On April 6, 2005, about 14:35 Alaska daylight time, a twin-engine Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander airplane, N29884, sustained substantial damage following a main landing gear component failure and subsequent loss of control while landing at the Klawock Airport, Klawock, Alaska.
- In addition to being known as "Klawock Airport", another name for KLW is "AKW".
- Because of Klawock Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Klawock 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 Klawock Airport (KLW) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,638 miles (17,120 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 27 April 2007, the U.S.
- The closest airport to PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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 base includes a 6,000-foot runway with operations and maintenance facilities.
- The Navy is currently using PMRF to test hit to kill technology using direct collision of the anti-ballistic missile with its target.
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.