Nonstop flight route between Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°12'35"N by 151°0'20"W)
Distance from KSW to NUI:
5,283.06 miles (8,502.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Nuiqsut Airport (NUI), Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,283 miles (or 8,502 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSW / LLKS |
| Airport Name: | Kiryat Shmona Airport |
| Location: | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E |
| Area Served: | Kiryat Shmona |
| Operator/Owner: | Disputed |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSW |
| More Information: | KSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUI / PAQT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°12'35"N by 151°0'20"W |
| Area Served: | Nuiqsut, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NUI |
| More Information: | NUI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- The furthest airport from Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,579 miles (18,635 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Currently, the airport operator and the mayor of Kiryat Shmona have yet to resolve the dispute and because of this the airport does not function.
- Tamir Airways announced that it would stop flying to Upper Galilee shortly before the Second Lebanon War broke out, but they changed their mind because they saw it as a "mission of national importance".
- The closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- Old terminal, permanently closed
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kiryat Shmona Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiryat Shmona 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 Nuiqsut Airport (NUI):
- In addition to being known as "Nuiqsut Airport", another name for NUI is "AQT".
- The furthest airport from Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,151 miles (16,336 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Nuiqsut Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuiqsut 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 closest airport to Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of NUI.
- Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.23 miles (67.96 km) N | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon |     |
| 2 | 42.67 miles (68.67 km) SW | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 3 | 54.74 miles (88.09 km) ENE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 4 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) SSE | King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan | |
| 5 | 88.98 miles (143.20 km) SSE | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 6 | 89.98 miles (144.82 km) SSW | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 7 | 93.19 miles (149.97 km) SSW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 8 | 95.96 miles (154.44 km) SSW | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 9 | 97.79 miles (157.37 km) NNE | Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) | Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon | |
| 10 | 105.79 miles (170.26 km) SSE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 11 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) S | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 12 | 142.77 miles (229.77 km) SSW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 13 | 148.68 miles (239.27 km) SSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 14 | 152.24 miles (245.01 km) N | Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) | Latakia, Syria | |
| 15 | 156.49 miles (251.84 km) SSW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,579.34 miles (18,635.09 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,528.77 miles (18,553.72 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,505.29 miles (18,515.93 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,413.43 miles (18,368.09 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,368.87 miles (18,296.38 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,338.28 miles (18,247.14 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,308.95 miles (18,199.95 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,307.51 miles (18,197.63 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,300.46 miles (18,186.28 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,300.33 miles (18,186.07 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,286.92 miles (18,164.49 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,248.41 miles (18,102.51 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,244.41 miles (18,096.07 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,232.77 miles (18,077.35 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,222.62 miles (18,061.02 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.38 miles (15.09 km) N | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 33.89 miles (54.53 km) ENE | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 59.45 miles (95.68 km) E | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 63.92 miles (102.87 km) SSW | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 70.63 miles (113.67 km) NW | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 125.12 miles (201.36 km) SSE | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 144.60 miles (232.71 km) S | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 150.46 miles (242.14 km) W | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 150.73 miles (242.58 km) WNW | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 173.95 miles (279.95 km) E | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 196.70 miles (316.55 km) SE | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 197.18 miles (317.33 km) SSE | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 205.34 miles (330.47 km) S | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) WNW | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 228.12 miles (367.12 km) S | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,150.65 miles (16,335.85 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,930.60 miles (15,981.70 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,922.90 miles (15,969.32 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,902.85 miles (15,937.05 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,902.11 miles (15,935.86 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.86 miles (15,880.75 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,765.37 miles (15,715.80 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,717.43 miles (15,638.66 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,650.98 miles (15,531.71 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,647.15 miles (15,525.54 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,643.96 miles (15,520.41 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,641.56 miles (15,516.54 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,633.61 miles (15,503.75 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,630.85 miles (15,499.32 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,620.83 miles (15,483.19 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |