Nonstop flight route between Klawock, Alaska, United States and Chaoyang, Liaoning, China:
Departure Airport:
(55°34'45"N by 133°4'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°32'17"N by 120°26'6"E)
Distance from KLW to CHG:
4,472.26 miles (7,197.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States and Chaoyang Airport (CHG), Chaoyang, Liaoning, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,472 miles (or 7,197 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 Chaoyang 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 Klawock Airport and Chaoyang Airport. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | CHG / ZYCY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'17"N by 120°26'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHG |
| More Information: | CHG Maps & Info |
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- In addition to being known as "Klawock Airport", another name for KLW is "AKW".
- 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.
- 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.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and he was unable to keep the plane on the runway surface.
Facts about Chaoyang Airport (CHG):
- Because of Chaoyang Airport's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Chaoyang 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.
- Chaoyang Airport (CHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chaoyang Airport (CHG) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Chaoyang Airport (meaning Chaoyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Chaoyang Airport", other names for CHG include "朝阳机场" and "Chāoyáng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Chaoyang Airport (CHG) is Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of CHG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.47 miles (12.03 km) SSW | Craig Seaplane Base (CGA) | Craig, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.72 miles (30.13 km) ESE | Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) | Hollis, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 19.60 miles (31.55 km) NNW | Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) | Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 20.61 miles (33.17 km) SSW | Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) | Waterfall, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 22.34 miles (35.96 km) ENE | Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 26.59 miles (42.79 km) NNW | Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) | Tokeen, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 27.53 miles (44.31 km) SSE | Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG) | Hydaburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 31.53 miles (50.74 km) NNE | Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) | Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 37.16 miles (59.80 km) N | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 55.68 miles (89.60 km) ESE | Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 55.77 miles (89.75 km) NNW | Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV) | Port Protection, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 57.42 miles (92.41 km) NNW | Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 57.67 miles (92.81 km) ESE | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 66.49 miles (107.00 km) ESE | Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM) | Metlakatla, Annette Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 68.23 miles (109.81 km) NNE | Wrangell Airport (WRG) | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,637.60 miles (17,119.51 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,631.01 miles (17,108.91 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,628.63 miles (17,105.08 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,554.59 miles (16,985.92 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,546.84 miles (16,973.45 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,541.92 miles (16,965.54 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,481.46 miles (16,868.24 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,469.30 miles (16,848.66 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,448.21 miles (16,814.73 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,442.50 miles (16,805.54 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,432.91 miles (16,790.10 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,431.56 miles (16,787.92 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,424.61 miles (16,776.74 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,418.03 miles (16,766.15 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,410.43 miles (16,753.92 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.36 miles (71.39 km) SE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 92.11 miles (148.24 km) WNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 114.56 miles (184.37 km) SSW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 129.13 miles (207.82 km) ESE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 5 | 157.69 miles (253.78 km) E | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 6 | 179.09 miles (288.22 km) SW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 7 | 187.02 miles (300.98 km) SSE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 8 | 196.01 miles (315.45 km) SE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 9 | 225.13 miles (362.32 km) WSW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 10 | 232.95 miles (374.89 km) SW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 11 | 244.32 miles (393.19 km) WSW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 12 | 275.41 miles (443.23 km) ENE | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 13 | 280.12 miles (450.82 km) NW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 290.12 miles (466.91 km) S | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 291.67 miles (469.39 km) W | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.35 miles (19,718.19 km) ESE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,222.04 miles (19,669.42 km) S | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,215.35 miles (19,658.64 km) S | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,198.69 miles (19,631.84 km) SE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,190.97 miles (19,619.41 km) SSW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,166.26 miles (19,579.65 km) SSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,147.13 miles (19,548.86 km) E | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,140.98 miles (19,538.97 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,138.27 miles (19,534.61 km) S | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,128.14 miles (19,518.30 km) SSE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,122.95 miles (19,509.95 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,113.76 miles (19,495.16 km) S | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,110.16 miles (19,489.36 km) SSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,057.98 miles (19,405.39 km) S | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,024.50 miles (19,351.51 km) SSE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |