Nonstop flight route between Kraków / Balice, Poland and Hollis, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), Kraków / Balice, Poland and Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL), Hollis, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,972 miles (or 8,001 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 John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice and Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base, 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 John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice and Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):

• The furthest airport from John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice 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.
• In 2003, when Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair became interested in starting a service from the John Paul II International Airport, the airport authorities refused to reduce the landing fees.
• The airport has one concrete runway, number 07/25, 2,550 m × 60 m.
• John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice", another name for KRK is "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice".
• The closest airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Katowice International Airport (KTW), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of KRK.

Facts about Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL):

• Because of Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,631 miles (17,108 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of HYL.