Nonstop flight route between Magdalena, Bolivia and Ketchikan, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°18'30"S by 64°8'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(55°21'15"N by 131°42'39"W)
Distance from MGD to KTN:
6,132.59 miles (9,869.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Magdalena Airport (MGD), Magdalena, Bolivia and Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), Ketchikan, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,133 miles (or 9,869 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 Magdalena Airport and Ketchikan International 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 Magdalena Airport and Ketchikan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGD / SLMG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Magdalena, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°18'30"S by 64°8'11"W |
| Area Served: | Magdalena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGD |
| More Information: | MGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTN / PAKT |
| Airport Name: | Ketchikan International Airport |
| Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°21'15"N by 131°42'39"W |
| Area Served: | Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Southeastern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTN |
| More Information: | KTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Magdalena Airport (MGD):
- The closest airport to Magdalena Airport (MGD) is Huacaraje Airport (BVK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of MGD.
- Magdalena Airport (MGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Magdalena Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdalena 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 Magdalena Airport (MGD) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is nearly antipodal to Magdalena Airport (meaning Magdalena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Nido Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Magdalena Airport", another name for MGD is "Magdalena Airport (Magdalena)".
Facts about Ketchikan International Airport (KTN):
- The closest airport to Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) ESE of KTN.
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,613 miles (17,081 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 108,837 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 96,996 enplanements in 2009, and 100,138 in 2010.
- Because of Ketchikan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ketchikan International 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.
- Because the international airport is on a sparsely populated island separated from Ketchikan, a ferry connects the airport to the city.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.94 miles (43.35 km) SE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia |     |
| 2 | 92.70 miles (149.18 km) WSW | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 116.75 miles (187.89 km) SSW | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 120.20 miles (193.45 km) SW | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 5 | 190.25 miles (306.18 km) NNW | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 192.78 miles (310.24 km) SSE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 205.58 miles (330.84 km) WSW | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 207.26 miles (333.55 km) NW | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 228.70 miles (368.06 km) NE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 238.36 miles (383.61 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 241.36 miles (388.44 km) SE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 275.23 miles (442.94 km) E | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 302.27 miles (486.46 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 306.94 miles (493.96 km) SSE | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 314.97 miles (506.89 km) SSW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,156.26 miles (19,563.55 km) WNW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,149.21 miles (19,552.21 km) W | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,139.72 miles (19,536.93 km) WNW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,124.03 miles (19,511.68 km) WNW | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,121.97 miles (19,508.37 km) NW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,117.83 miles (19,501.70 km) W | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,096.61 miles (19,467.56 km) WNW | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,089.66 miles (19,456.37 km) WNW | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,081.55 miles (19,443.32 km) W | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,081.20 miles (19,442.76 km) WNW | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,063.45 miles (19,414.19 km) NW | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,055.01 miles (19,400.61 km) NW | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,046.47 miles (19,386.87 km) WNW | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,035.97 miles (19,369.97 km) W | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,024.26 miles (19,351.12 km) WNW | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.99 miles (3.21 km) ESE | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 16.28 miles (26.20 km) SSE | Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM) | Metlakatla, Annette Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 22.22 miles (35.76 km) SSE | Annette Island Airport (ANN) | Annette Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 37.00 miles (59.55 km) WNW | Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) | Hollis, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 39.68 miles (63.87 km) NW | Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 45.14 miles (72.64 km) WSW | Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG) | Hydaburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 55.68 miles (89.60 km) WNW | Klawock Airport (KLW) | Klawock, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 57.00 miles (91.73 km) W | Craig Seaplane Base (CGA) | Craig, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 60.36 miles (97.14 km) W | Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) | Waterfall, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 63.21 miles (101.73 km) NW | Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) | Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 68.39 miles (110.06 km) WNW | Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) | Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) WNW | Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) | Tokeen, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 76.05 miles (122.39 km) NW | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 76.55 miles (123.19 km) ENE | Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) | Hyder, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 78.35 miles (126.10 km) ENE | Stewart Aerodrome (ZST) | Stewart, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,613.47 miles (17,080.68 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,606.37 miles (17,069.25 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,604.66 miles (17,066.50 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,534.87 miles (16,954.19 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,530.27 miles (16,946.79 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,511.29 miles (16,916.24 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,467.00 miles (16,844.96 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,453.68 miles (16,823.52 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,430.20 miles (16,785.74 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,429.71 miles (16,784.96 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,414.06 miles (16,759.76 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,412.20 miles (16,756.77 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,400.60 miles (16,738.10 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,389.89 miles (16,720.87 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,389.67 miles (16,720.51 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |