Nonstop flight route between Karluk, Alaska, United States and Taylor, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karluk Airport (KYK), Karluk, Alaska, United States and Taylor Airport (TYZ), Taylor, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,588 miles (or 4,165 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 Karluk Airport and Taylor 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 Karluk Airport and Taylor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | TYZ / KTYL |
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Location: | Taylor, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'10"N by 110°6'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Taylor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5820 feet (1,774 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYZ |
More Information: | TYZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Karluk Airport (KYK):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 505 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 376 enplanements in 2009, and 397 in 2010.
- Karluk Airport (KYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Karluk Airport (KYK) is Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of 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.
Facts about Taylor Airport (TYZ):
- The closest airport to Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of TYZ.
- Because of Taylor Airport's high elevation of 5,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,346 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Taylor Airport (TYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor Airport", another name for TYZ is "TYL".