Nonstop flight route between Kaunas, Lithuania and Aleknagik, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaunas International Airport (KUN), Kaunas, Lithuania and Aleknagik Airport (WKK), Aleknagik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,542 miles (or 7,309 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 Kaunas International Airport and Aleknagik 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 Kaunas International Airport and Aleknagik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUN / EYKA |
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| Location: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°57'50"N by 24°5'4"E |
| Area Served: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUN |
| More Information: | KUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKK / |
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| Location: | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°16'56"N by 158°37'4"W |
| Area Served: | Aleknagik, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WKK |
| More Information: | WKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaunas International Airport (KUN):
- At the beginning of 2013 Ryanair has invested more than 3 million Euro in a new aircraft maintenance and repair hangar in Kaunas, which currently employs 50 people.
- In addition to being known as "Kaunas International Airport", another name for KUN is "Kauno Oro uostas".
- The closest airport to Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KUN.
- In 2012 Kaunas Airport accounted 25% of total passenger market in all Lithuanian airports.
- The runway of Kaunas Airport is 3,250m long and 45m wide, and is categorized with a 4E ICAO reference code.
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The only international link to the airport is provided by Latvian operator Flybus, which runs the schedule to both Riga city centre and Riga International Airport.
- Because of Kaunas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaunas 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.
- Ryanair operates its own maintenance hangar at Kaunas Airport, which launched operations in January 2013.
Facts about Aleknagik Airport (WKK):
- The closest airport to Aleknagik Airport (WKK) is Dillingham Airport (DLG), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSE of WKK.
- Because of Aleknagik Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Aleknagik 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.
- Aleknagik Airport, also known as Aleknagik Airport, is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Aleknagik, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Aleknagik Airport", another name for WKK is "5A8".
- The furthest airport from Aleknagik Airport (WKK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Aleknagik Airport (WKK) currently has only 1 runway.
