Nonstop flight route between Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States and Maripasoula, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ), Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States and Maripasoula Airport (MPY), Maripasoula, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,312 miles (or 10,158 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 Ouzinkie Airport and Maripasoula 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 Ouzinkie Airport and Maripasoula Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOZ / |
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Location: | Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°56'31"N by 152°27'54"W |
Area Served: | Ouzinkie, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOZ |
More Information: | KOZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPY / SOOA |
Airport Name: | Maripasoula Airport |
Location: | Maripasoula, French Guiana |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°39'27"N by 54°2'13"W |
Area Served: | Maripasoula, French Guiana |
Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 377 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPY |
More Information: | MPY Maps & Info |
Facts about Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ):
- Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport received national media attention in 2009 after being slotted to receive $15 million in federal stimulus money to construct a new airstrip.
- In addition to being known as "Ouzinkie Airport", other names for KOZ include "Ouzinkie Airport (new)" and "4K5".
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Ouzinkie Airport had 2,071 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,999 enplanements in 2009, and 2,784 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) is Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSE of KOZ.
- The furthest airport from Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Ouzinkie Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Ouzinkie 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 Maripasoula Airport (MPY):
- Maripasoula Airport (MPY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NW of MPY.
- Because of Maripasoula Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Maripasoula 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 Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Maripasoula Airport (meaning Maripasoula Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,930 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.