Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Kwethluk, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eppley Airfield (OMA), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Kwethluk Airport (KWT), Kwethluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,991 miles (or 4,814 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 Eppley Airfield and Kwethluk 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 Eppley Airfield and Kwethluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eppley Airfield (OMA):

• Midwest Airlines established a focus city at Eppley Airfield, which has expanded since that airline's merger with Frontier Airlines.
• Because of Eppley Airfield's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Eppley 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.
• Eppley Airfield terminal in Omaha.
• The closest airport to Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of OMA.
• The Central Terminal contains Gate 21 and ticketing desks for long-distance shuttle vans such as I-80 Navigator Express.
• Eppley on June 16, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River floods
• The airport occupies 2,650 acres and handles about 75-80 airline flights per day to 16 non-stop destinations.
• Eppley Airfield handled 4,000,000 passengers last year.
• Eppley Airfield (OMA) has 3 runways.
• Eppley Airfield is a medium hub airport three miles northeast of Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County, Nebraska.
• The furthest airport from Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Kwethluk Airport (KWT):

• The furthest airport from Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,033 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Kwethluk Airport (KWT) currently has only 1 runway.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,923 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 26% from the 2,329 enplanements in 2006.
• The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W / 60.80433°N 161.44533°W / 60.80433.
• Because of Kwethluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kwethluk 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 Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of KWT.