Nonstop flight route between Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland and Skardu, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katowice International Airport (KTW), Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland and Skardu Airport (KDU), Skardu, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,961 miles (or 4,766 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 Katowice International Airport and Skardu 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 Katowice International Airport and Skardu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTW / EPKT |
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Location: | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°28'27"N by 19°4'47"E |
Area Served: | Katowice |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 304 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTW |
More Information: | KTW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDU / OPSD |
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Location: | Skardu, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'8"N by 75°32'9"E |
Area Served: | Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Pakistan |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 7316 feet (2,230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDU |
More Information: | KDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Katowice International Airport (KTW):
- In addition to being known as "Katowice International Airport", other names for KTW include "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice" and "Katowice".
- The airports concrete runway is 2,800 by 60 m and can accommodate aircraft as large as Boeing 747 or Boeing 777, albeit not at Maximum Takeoff Weight.
- The closest airport to Katowice International Airport (KTW) is John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KTW.
- There is an hourly bus service between Katowice city centre and the airport.
- Because of Katowice International Airport's relatively low elevation of 304 feet, planes can take off or land at Katowice 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 Katowice International Airport (KTW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Katowice International Airport (KTW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Skardu Airport (KDU):
- The closest airport to Skardu Airport (KDU) is Gilgit Airport (GIL), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) WNW of KDU.
- In addition to being known as "Skardu Airport", another name for KDU is "سکردو ہوائی اڈے".
- The furthest airport from Skardu Airport (KDU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,801 miles (18,992 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Skardu Airport (KDU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Skardu Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.