Nonstop flight route between Ketchikan, Alaska, United States and Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), Ketchikan, Alaska, United States and Belaga Airport (BLG), Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,007 miles (or 11,277 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 Ketchikan International Airport and Belaga 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 Ketchikan International Airport and Belaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTN / PAKT |
Airport Name: | Ketchikan International Airport |
Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°21'15"N by 131°42'39"W |
Area Served: | Ketchikan, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTN |
More Information: | KTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLG / WBGC |
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Location: | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°38'9"N by 113°45'38"E |
Area Served: | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLG |
More Information: | BLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Ketchikan International Airport (KTN):
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) ESE of KTN.
- Because of Ketchikan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ketchikan 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.
- The furthest airport from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,613 miles (17,081 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Ketchikan International Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Ketchikan, a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in the U.S.
- Because the international airport is on a sparsely populated island separated from Ketchikan, a ferry connects the airport to the city.
Facts about Belaga Airport (BLG):
- Because of Belaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Belaga 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 Belaga Airport (BLG) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Belaga Airport (meaning Belaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Belaga Airport (BLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Belaga Airport", another name for BLG is "Lapangan Terbang Belaga".
- The closest airport to Belaga Airport (BLG) is Bintulu Airport (BTU), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WNW of BLG.