Nonstop flight route between Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Sivas, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS), Sivas, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 459 miles (or 739 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 relatively short distance between Kiryat Shmona Airport and Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | VAS / LTAR |
Airport Name: | Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport |
Location: | Sivas, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'0"N by 37°1'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5222 feet (1,592 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAS |
More Information: | VAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- Its history, based on lack of economic viability and local political differences, has seen various closures and reopenings.
- 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.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kiryat Shemona and its airport in the background
- Kiryat Shmona Airport is a public Israeli airport located 2 km east of the northern town of Kiryat Shmona.
- 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.
Facts about Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS):
- The furthest airport from Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,191 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport's high elevation of 5,222 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VAS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VAS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) is Tokat Airport (TJK), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of VAS.