Nonstop flight route between Kotlik, Alaska, United States and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kotlik Airport (KOT), Kotlik, Alaska, United States and Manas International Airport (FRU), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,446 miles (or 7,155 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 Kotlik Airport and Manas International 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 Kotlik Airport and Manas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kotlik Airport (KOT):

• The furthest airport from Kotlik Airport (KOT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,427 miles (16,780 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Kotlik Airport", another name for KOT is "2A9".
• The closest airport to Kotlik Airport (KOT) is Emmonak Airport (EMK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of KOT.
• Kotlik Airport (KOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kotlik Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kotlik 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.

Facts about Manas International Airport (FRU):

• The airport is operational 24 hours and its ILS system meets ICAO CAT II standards, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling ) and visibility ).
• The furthest airport from Manas International Airport (FRU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Manas International Airport (FRU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Manas International Airport (FRU) is Almaty International Airport (ALA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) E of FRU.
• The airport was constructed as a replacement for the old Bishkek airport that was located to the south of the city, and named after the Kyrgyz epic hero, Manas, at the suggestion of country's most prominent writer and intellectual, Chinghiz Aitmatov.
• In addition to being known as "Manas International Airport", other names for FRU include "Манас эл аралык аэропорту", "FRU (БИШ)" and "UCFM".
• In 2012, the airport handled 1,056,000 passengers.
• With the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States and its coalition partners immediately sought permission from the Kyrgyz government to use the airport as a military base for operations in Afghanistan.