Nonstop flight route between Kéniéba, Mali and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kéniéba Airport (KNZ), Kéniéba, Mali and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,393 miles (or 11,898 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 Kéniéba Airport and Ankang Wulipu 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 Kéniéba Airport and Ankang Wulipu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNZ / GAKA |
Airport Name: | Kéniéba Airport |
Location: | Kéniéba, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°50'21"N by 11°15'10"W |
Area Served: | Kéniéba, Mali |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 449 feet (137 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KNZ |
More Information: | KNZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKA / ZLAK |
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Location: | Ankang, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'29"N by 108°55'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ankang Airport Co. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 860 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKA |
More Information: | AKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kéniéba Airport (KNZ):
- Because of Kéniéba Airport's relatively low elevation of 449 feet, planes can take off or land at Kéniéba 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 Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kéniéba Airport (meaning Kéniéba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WSW of KNZ.
Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):
- The closest airport to Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
- Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- Civil flights first started in the 1964 but ceased in 1986.
- Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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.