Nonstop flight route between Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Newport News, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,902 miles (or 9,498 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: | PHF / KPHF |
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Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W |
Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula |
Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHF |
More Information: | PHF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- Now rights to fly a domestic route to and from the airport are held by Tamir Airways, while rights to operate the landing strip are owned by a separate company that is in a dispute with Tamir Airways.
- Old terminal, permanently closed
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- 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.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- In January 2011, Delta Air Lines provided two additional daily flights to Atlanta using 142-seat MD-88 aircraft, for a total of four.
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- On December 19, 1980, the Daily Press reported a committee authorized by the PAC recommended that the airport change its name to "Newport News/Williamsburg International" to then-Executive Director Michael White.
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 2008, the PAC selected Ken R.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- Between 1952 and the 1970, three other airlines United Airlines, National Airlines, and Allegheny Airlines extended service to the airport.
- Concourse A opened in May 2010 as the airport's second concourse.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg International 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.
- In February 2012, PEOPLExpress Airlines announced plans to fly out of the airport to several destinations.