Nonstop flight route between Kwethluk, Alaska, United States and Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kwethluk Airport (KWT), Kwethluk, Alaska, United States and Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA), Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,984 miles (or 9,630 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 Kwethluk Airport and Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes 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 Kwethluk Airport and Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kwethluk Airport (KWT):

• The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W / 60.80433°N 161.44533°W / 60.80433.
• The furthest airport from Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,033 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Kwethluk Airport (KWT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kwethluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kwethluk 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 Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of KWT.

Facts about Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA):

• The passenger terminal has all the necessary infrastructure for passenger service, including check-in capacity for several airlines, nine stores, two restaurants, two departure lounges with capacity for 228 passengers, landing room with their respective luggage belts, six bathrooms, X-ray scanner, metal detectors, air conditioning, speakers, cargo hold, chapel, administrative offices and facilities for law enforcement, health services with permanent ambulance and car parking.
• The furthest airport from Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (meaning Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
• Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport", another name for FLA is "Aeropuerto Nacional Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes".
• Because of Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport's relatively low elevation of 803 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes 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 Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) WSW of FLA.