Nonstop flight route between West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Malden, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP), West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Malden Regional Airport (MAW), Malden, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,176 miles (or 5,112 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Malden Regional 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Malden Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWP / |
Airport Name: | West Point Village Seaplane Base |
Location: | West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°46'12"N by 153°32'56"W |
Area Served: | West Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | West Point Canning Co. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWP |
More Information: | KWP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAW / KMAW |
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Location: | Malden, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°35'53"N by 89°59'33"W |
Area Served: | Malden, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Malden |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAW |
More Information: | MAW Maps & Info |
Facts about West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP):
- Because of West Point Village Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at West Point Village Seaplane Base 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.
- West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,793 miles (17,369 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of KWP.
Facts about Malden Regional Airport (MAW):
- The closest airport to Malden Regional Airport (MAW) is Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of MAW.
- The furthest airport from Malden Regional Airport (MAW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Malden Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Malden Regional 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.
- Malden Regional Airport (MAW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Malden Regional Airport", another name for MAW is "(former Malden Air Base)".
- Malden also had five local auxiliary airfields in vicinity for emergency and overflow landings.