Nonstop flight route between Nikolai, Alaska, United States and Peshawar, Pakistan:
Departure Airport:
(63°1'6"N by 154°21'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E)
Distance from NIB to PEW:
5,273.83 miles (8,487.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nikolai Airport (NIB), Nikolai, Alaska, United States and Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,274 miles (or 8,487 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 Nikolai Airport and Bacha Khan 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 Nikolai Airport and Bacha Khan 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: | NIB / PAFS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nikolai, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°1'6"N by 154°21'29"W |
| Area Served: | Nikolai, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIB |
| More Information: | NIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEW / OPPS |
| Airport Name: | Bacha Khan International Airport |
| Location: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E |
| Area Served: | Peshawar |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEW |
| More Information: | PEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Nikolai Airport (NIB):
- In addition to being known as "Nikolai Airport", other names for NIB include "FSP" and "Nikolai".
- Because of Nikolai Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolai 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.
- Nikolai Airport (NIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nikolai Airport (NIB) is McGrath Airport (MCG), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) W of NIB.
- The furthest airport from Nikolai Airport (NIB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 364 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 459 enplanements in 2007.
Facts about Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):
- The airport traces its origins to 1927 when there was a small airfield that catered to much of the British Empire and aircraft that were either travelling onwards to the east or west.
- The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
- The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
- Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.45 miles (63.48 km) W | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 42.70 miles (68.72 km) NE | Telida Airport (TLF) | Telida, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) W | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 52.39 miles (84.32 km) W | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 67.34 miles (108.37 km) NW | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 87.31 miles (140.52 km) NE | Minchumina Airport (LMA) | Lake Minchumina, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 87.31 miles (140.52 km) NE | Minchumina Airport (MHM) | Minchumina, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 110.91 miles (178.50 km) SW | Stony River Airport (SRV) | Stony River, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 122.80 miles (197.62 km) NNW | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 124.52 miles (200.39 km) SE | Skwentna Airport (SKW) | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 128.01 miles (206.01 km) SW | Sleetmute Airport (SLQ) | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 128.04 miles (206.06 km) SW | Red Devil Airport (RDV) | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 138.47 miles (222.84 km) SSW | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 142.24 miles (228.91 km) NNW | Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) | Galena, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 143.59 miles (231.09 km) ESE | Talkeetna Airport (TKA) | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,430.75 miles (16,786.62 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,427.30 miles (16,781.07 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,406.66 miles (16,747.85 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,400.29 miles (16,737.61 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,362.95 miles (16,677.51 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,258.17 miles (16,508.89 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,205.09 miles (16,423.46 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,143.95 miles (16,325.07 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,141.73 miles (16,321.49 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,140.56 miles (16,319.61 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,135.35 miles (16,311.23 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,121.26 miles (16,288.56 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,116.70 miles (16,281.21 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,116.08 miles (16,280.21 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,102.19 miles (16,257.87 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.49 miles (103.78 km) WNW | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 90.80 miles (146.12 km) SW | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 94.63 miles (152.29 km) ESE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 98.02 miles (157.75 km) E | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 98.91 miles (159.19 km) S | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 100.80 miles (162.22 km) WSW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 116.46 miles (187.42 km) ENE | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 131.42 miles (211.49 km) N | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 133.07 miles (214.15 km) W | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) WNW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 144.07 miles (231.85 km) WNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 146.16 miles (235.22 km) NNW | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 148.43 miles (238.88 km) SSW | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 171.93 miles (276.69 km) WSW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 176.39 miles (283.86 km) NE | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,961.68 miles (19,250.41 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,673.09 miles (17,176.62 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,484.20 miles (16,872.65 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,479.38 miles (16,864.89 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,477.38 miles (16,861.66 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,453.60 miles (16,823.40 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,451.14 miles (16,819.44 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,450.29 miles (16,818.07 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,449.91 miles (16,817.46 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,443.55 miles (16,807.22 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,428.67 miles (16,783.28 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,421.96 miles (16,772.48 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,411.61 miles (16,755.82 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,391.20 miles (16,722.97 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,388.40 miles (16,718.47 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |