Nonstop flight route between Koyukuk, Alaska, United States and Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koyukuk Airport (KYU), Koyukuk, Alaska, United States and Bratsk Airport (BTK), Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,089 miles (or 4,971 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 Koyukuk Airport and Bratsk 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 Koyukuk Airport and Bratsk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYU / PFKU |
Airport Name: | Koyukuk Airport |
Location: | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°52'32"N by 157°43'50"W |
Area Served: | Koyukuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 149 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KYU |
More Information: | KYU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTK / UIBB |
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Location: | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'11"N by 101°41'53"E |
Area Served: | Bratsk |
Operator/Owner: | AeroBratsk |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1598 feet (487 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTK |
More Information: | BTK Maps & Info |
Facts about Koyukuk Airport (KYU):
- The furthest airport from Koyukuk Airport (KYU) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,304 miles (16,583 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Koyukuk Airport (KYU) is Nulato Airport (NUL), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SW of KYU.
- Koyukuk Airport (KYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Koyukuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 149 feet, planes can take off or land at Koyukuk 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 Bratsk Airport (BTK):
- The furthest airport from Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Bratsk Airport (meaning Bratsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport), and is located 12,060 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- Bratsk airport serves as a diversion airport on Polar route 2.
- The closest airport to Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Ust-Ilimsk (UIK), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NNE of BTK.
- Bratsk Airport (BTK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently Bratsk continues to serve a vital civil aviation role as a staging base for cargo flights to Kamchatka.
- In addition to being known as "Bratsk Airport", another name for BTK is "Аэропорт Братск".