Nonstop flight route between Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) and Akureyri, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) and Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,583 miles (or 8,984 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 Kyaukpyu Airport and Akureyri 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 Kyaukpyu Airport and Akureyri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYP / VYKP |
| Airport Name: | Kyaukpyu Airport |
| Location: | Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°25'35"N by 93°32'4"E |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KYP |
| More Information: | KYP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
| Area Served: | Akureyri |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP):
- Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) is Sittwe Airport (AKY), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) NW of KYP.
- Because of Kyaukpyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Kyaukpyu 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 furthest airport from Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- In 1973, Loftleiðir and Flugfélag Íslands merged into Icelandair.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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.
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2008, Norlandair was founded, which serves destinations in north-eastern Iceland in cooperation with Air Iceland and various charter flights to Greenland.
- Akureyri Airport is a single-runway international airport in Akureyri, Iceland located about 3 km south of the town center.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
