Nonstop flight route between Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kulik Lake Airport (LKK), Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States and Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,979 miles (or 6,404 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 Kulik Lake Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield, 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 Kulik Lake Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKK / PAKL |
Airport Name: | Kulik Lake Airport |
Location: | Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°58'54"N by 155°7'17"W |
Area Served: | Kulik Lake, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States |
Operator/Owner: | Katmai National Park |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 717 feet (219 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKK |
More Information: | LKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWA / PKWA |
Airport Name: | Bucholz Army Airfield |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'12"N by 167°43'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWA |
More Information: | KWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kulik Lake Airport (LKK):
- Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kulik Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 717 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulik Lake 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 Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,709 miles (17,235 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) is Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) N of LKK.
Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):
- After the war, the United States used Kwajalein as a main command center and preparation base for Operation Crossroads and an extensive series of nuclear tests at the Marshalls' atolls of Bikini and Enewetak.
- The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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.
- Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the seizure from the Japanese, Kwajalein was developed into a major American base and staging area for further campaigns in the advance on the Japanese homeland.
- The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
- As of 2009, Bucholz Army Airfield is still operated by the United States Army.