Nonstop flight route between Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quinhagak Airport (KWN), Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,188 miles (or 6,740 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 Quinhagak Airport and Wick 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 Quinhagak Airport and Wick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWN / PAQH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°45'18"N by 161°50'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Quinhagak, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Native Village of Kwinhagak | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KWN | 
| More Information: | KWN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIC / EGPC | 
| Airport Name: | Wick Airport | 
| Location: | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'32"N by 3°5'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Wick, Highland | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WIC | 
| More Information: | WIC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Quinhagak Airport (KWN):
- Quinhagak Airport (KWN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Quinhagak Airport", other names for KWN include "Kwinhagak Airport" and "AQH".
- Because of Quinhagak Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Quinhagak 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 Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Eek Airport (EEK), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNW of KWN.
- The furthest airport from Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,655 miles (17,148 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):
- Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.
- The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The airport is marketed as Wick John O' Groats by FlyBe, which operates a daily service to Edinburgh, using its franchise partner Loganair.
- Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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.
- Wick was originally a grass airfield, used by Captain E.
- The airport provides air travel connections for Caithness, with scheduled services to Aberdeen Airport and Edinburgh Airport.




