Nonstop flight route between Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and Naknek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and Naknek Airport (NNK), Naknek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,488 miles (or 8,831 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport and Naknek 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport and Naknek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOP / VTUW |
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Location: | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°23'2"N by 104°38'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 587 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOP |
More Information: | KOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNK / |
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Location: | Naknek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°43'58"N by 157°1'12"W |
Area Served: | Naknek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NNK |
More Information: | NNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP):
- Because of Nakhon Phanom Airport's relatively low elevation of 587 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakhon Phanom 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.
- Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Nakhon Phanom Airport (meaning Nakhon Phanom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KOP.
- In addition to being known as "Nakhon Phanom Airport", another name for KOP is "ท่าอากาศยานนครพนม".
Facts about Naknek Airport (NNK):
- The furthest airport from Naknek Airport (NNK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,728 miles (17,265 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Naknek Airport (NNK) has 3 runways.
- Because of Naknek Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Naknek 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.
- Naknek Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Naknek, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S.
- The closest airport to Naknek Airport (NNK) is South Naknek Airport (WSN), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of NNK.
- In addition to being known as "Naknek Airport", another name for NNK is "5NK".