Nonstop flight route between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Selawik, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), Ljubljana, Slovenia and Selawik Airport (WLK), Selawik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,636 miles (or 7,461 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 Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Selawik 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 Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Selawik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJU / LJLJ |
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Location: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E |
Area Served: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Ljubljana, d.d. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1273 feet (388 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LJU |
More Information: | LJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLK / PASK |
Airport Name: | Selawik Airport |
Location: | Selawik, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°35'59"N by 159°59'8"W |
Area Served: | Selawik, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLK |
More Information: | WLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU):
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport handled 1,321,100 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport", another name for LJU is "Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana".
- To the north, a business and logistics center named Aeropolis Ljubljana is planned to be built by 2020.
- The closest airport to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of LJU.
- The furthest airport from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On December 8, 2004, the airport received its first annual millionth passenger.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Selawik Airport (WLK):
- The furthest airport from Selawik Airport (WLK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Selawik Airport (WLK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Selawik Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Selawik 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 Selawik Airport (WLK) is Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNW of WLK.