Nonstop flight route between Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia and Galena, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(68°30'56"N by 112°28'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W)
Distance from ONK to GAL:
2,270.96 miles (3,654.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olenyok Airport (ONK), Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,271 miles (or 3,655 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 relatively short distance between Olenyok Airport and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONK / UERO |
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| Location: | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°30'56"N by 112°28'45"E |
| Area Served: | Olenyok, Olenyoksky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 846 feet (258 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONK |
| More Information: | ONK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAL / PAGA |
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| Location: | Galena, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W |
| Area Served: | Galena, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAL |
| More Information: | GAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Olenyok Airport (ONK):
- Because of Olenyok Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Olenyok 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.
- In addition to being known as "Olenyok Airport", another name for ONK is "Аэропорт Оленёк".
- The closest airport to Olenyok Airport (ONK) is Polyarny Airport (PYJ), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) S of ONK.
- The furthest airport from Olenyok Airport (ONK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,936 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):
- The closest airport to Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GAL.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,784 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,447 enplanements in 2009, and 12,421 in 2010.
- The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport", another name for GAL is "(former Galena Air Force Base)".
- Because of Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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 Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,598 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 145.46 miles (234.10 km) S | Polyarny Airport (PYJ) | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia |     |
| 2 | 332.96 miles (535.85 km) NW | Khatanga (HTG) | Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 3 | 396.32 miles (637.81 km) SSE | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 411.77 miles (662.67 km) SE | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 415.58 miles (668.80 km) S | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 416.83 miles (670.82 km) SE | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 442.29 miles (711.79 km) NE | Tiksi Airport (IKS) | Tiksi, Russia | |
| 8 | 461.56 miles (742.81 km) E | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 516.67 miles (831.49 km) SSW | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 572.45 miles (921.26 km) ENE | Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) | Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 572.91 miles (922.00 km) E | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 608.00 miles (978.48 km) SSE | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 623.05 miles (1,002.70 km) WNW | Alykel Airport (NSK) | Norilsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 658.23 miles (1,059.31 km) SE | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 663.74 miles (1,068.18 km) ESE | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.41 miles (19,209.74 km) SSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,491.82 miles (18,494.24 km) S | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,418.72 miles (18,376.60 km) S | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,359.44 miles (18,281.21 km) S | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,267.13 miles (18,132.64 km) S | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,261.15 miles (18,123.01 km) S | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,245.02 miles (18,097.06 km) SSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 8 | 11,229.99 miles (18,072.87 km) SSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 11,170.26 miles (17,976.74 km) S | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,167.63 miles (17,972.52 km) S | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,070.42 miles (17,816.07 km) S | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,999.95 miles (17,702.65 km) S | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,956.49 miles (17,632.72 km) S | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,914.35 miles (17,564.91 km) S | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,913.46 miles (17,563.46 km) S | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.24 miles (40.63 km) WNW | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 33.53 miles (53.95 km) W | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 43.28 miles (69.66 km) E | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) WSW | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 68.58 miles (110.37 km) NNE | Huslia Airport (HSL) | Huslia, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.93 miles (135.07 km) SSE | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) NE | Hughes Airport (HUS) | Hughes, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 123.53 miles (198.81 km) SSE | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 124.64 miles (200.60 km) W | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 127.30 miles (204.87 km) NE | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 127.43 miles (205.08 km) WNW | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 129.61 miles (208.58 km) WSW | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) W | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) SSE | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 130.57 miles (210.14 km) SSE | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,313.41 miles (16,597.78 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,309.38 miles (16,591.29 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,302.73 miles (16,580.59 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,276.31 miles (16,538.08 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,237.19 miles (16,475.12 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,131.03 miles (16,304.27 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,076.40 miles (16,216.36 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 8 | 10,075.25 miles (16,214.50 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,017.04 miles (16,120.83 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,016.20 miles (16,119.47 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.95 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,008.98 miles (16,107.85 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,001.06 miles (16,095.11 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,991.80 miles (16,080.21 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,991.52 miles (16,079.76 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |