Nonstop flight route between Napaskiak, Alaska, United States and Mwanza, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Napaskiak Airport (PKA), Napaskiak, Alaska, United States and Mwanza Airport (MWZ), Mwanza, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,337 miles (or 13,418 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 Napaskiak Airport and Mwanza 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 Napaskiak Airport and Mwanza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKA / PAPK | 
| Airport Name: | Napaskiak Airport | 
| Location: | Napaskiak, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°42'10"N by 161°46'41"W | 
| Area Served: | Napaskiak, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PKA | 
| More Information: | PKA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWZ / HTMW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mwanza, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°26'39"S by 32°55'56"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3763 feet (1,147 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MWZ | 
| More Information: | MWZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Napaskiak Airport (PKA):
- Because of Napaskiak Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Napaskiak 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 Napaskiak Airport (PKA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,590 miles (17,042 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Napaskiak Airport (PKA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Napaskiak Airport (PKA) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of PKA.
Facts about Mwanza Airport (MWZ):
- Mwanza Airport handled 224,207 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Mwanza Airport (MWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) is Musoma Airport (MUZ), which is located 89 miles (142 kilometers) NE of MWZ.
- In addition to being known as "Mwanza Airport", another name for MWZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mwanza (Swahili)".




