Nonstop flight route between Karluk, Alaska, United States and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karluk Airport (KYK), Karluk, Alaska, United States and Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,835 miles (or 2,954 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 relatively short distance between Karluk Airport and Yelizovo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYK / PAKY | 
| Airport Name: | Karluk Airport | 
| Location: | Karluk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'57"N by 154°27'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Karluk, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KYK | 
| More Information: | KYK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKC / UHPP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°10'3"N by 158°27'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 
| Operator/Owner: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PKC | 
| More Information: | PKC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Karluk Airport (KYK):
- Because of Karluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Karluk 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.
- Karluk Airport (KYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Karluk Airport (KYK) is Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of KYK.
- The furthest airport from Karluk Airport (KYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,807 miles (17,393 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S.
Facts about Yelizovo Airport (PKC):
- In addition to being known as "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".
- Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Yelizovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yelizovo 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 main military operating unit is the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.
- Airliner World ran a feature in their August 2008 issue on 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' leading with descriptions of Yelizovo.
- The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
- The 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment was activated as an Assault Aviation regiment in 1939.
- The furthest airport from Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.




