Nonstop flight route between Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia and Karluk, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°59'6"N by 158°12'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(57°33'57"N by 154°27'14"W)
Distance from PNI to KYK:
4,310.96 miles (6,937.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pohnpei International Airport (PNI), Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia and Karluk Airport (KYK), Karluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,311 miles (or 6,938 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 Pohnpei International Airport and Karluk 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 Pohnpei International Airport and Karluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNI / PTPN |
| Airport Name: | Pohnpei International Airport |
| Location: | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°59'6"N by 158°12'32"E |
| Area Served: | Pohnpei |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNI |
| More Information: | PNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYK / PAKY |
| Airport Name: | Karluk Airport |
| Location: | Karluk, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'57"N by 154°27'14"W |
| Area Served: | Karluk, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KYK |
| More Information: | KYK Maps & Info |
Facts about Pohnpei International Airport (PNI):
- The extension of the Pohnpei International Airport began in 2009, and it is anticipated that it will be completed in 2011.
- The furthest airport from Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,926 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Because of Pohnpei International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohnpei 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.
- Pohnpei International Airport is an airport located on Pohnpei Island, the main island of Pohnpei State.
- The closest airport to Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) is Kosrae International Airport (KSA), which is located 345 miles (555 kilometers) ESE of PNI.
- Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Karluk Airport (KYK):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 505 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 376 enplanements in 2009, and 397 in 2010.
- Karluk Airport (KYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Karluk Airport (KYK) is Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of KYK.
- Because of Karluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Karluk 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 Karluk Airport (KYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,807 miles (17,393 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Karluk Airport resides at elevation of 137 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 345.09 miles (555.37 km) ESE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia |     |
| 2 | 411.74 miles (662.62 km) NE | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 437.58 miles (704.22 km) W | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 4 | 534.00 miles (859.38 km) ENE | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 567.28 miles (912.94 km) ENE | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 576.17 miles (927.26 km) ENE | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 591.55 miles (952.00 km) ENE | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 612.30 miles (985.40 km) ENE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 658.45 miles (1,059.66 km) ENE | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 662.68 miles (1,066.48 km) E | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 662.74 miles (1,066.57 km) E | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 687.39 miles (1,106.25 km) E | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 691.10 miles (1,112.21 km) E | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 709.55 miles (1,141.91 km) E | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 723.14 miles (1,163.78 km) E | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,925.51 miles (19,192.21 km) W | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,673.93 miles (18,787.31 km) ESE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,534.57 miles (18,563.04 km) E | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,533.96 miles (18,562.07 km) E | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,509.87 miles (18,523.29 km) E | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,469.68 miles (18,458.62 km) E | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,464.28 miles (18,449.93 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,360.01 miles (18,282.12 km) E | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,358.15 miles (18,279.12 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,264.23 miles (18,127.98 km) E | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,247.54 miles (18,101.12 km) NNW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,245.32 miles (18,097.55 km) SW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 11,240.25 miles (18,089.38 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,233.71 miles (18,078.86 km) SW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 15 | 11,230.59 miles (18,073.83 km) SW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.82 miles (28.68 km) E | Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) | Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 24.58 miles (39.56 km) ESE | Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS) | Amook Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 26.26 miles (42.26 km) E | Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) | Zachar Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 29.18 miles (46.97 km) SSE | Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) | Olga Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 36.29 miles (58.40 km) ENE | West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) | West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 39.08 miles (62.89 km) SSE | Moser Bay Seaplane Base (KMY) | Moser Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 43.41 miles (69.86 km) ENE | San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI) | Uganik Island, United States | |
| 8 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) SSE | Akhiok Airport (AKK) | Akhiok, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 46.70 miles (75.16 km) S | Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ) | Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 50.23 miles (80.84 km) ESE | Old Harbor Airport (OLH) | Old Harbor, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 57.86 miles (93.11 km) ENE | Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) | Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 63.28 miles (101.84 km) ENE | Port Lions Airport (ORI) | Port Lions, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 73.55 miles (118.36 km) E | Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 77.79 miles (125.18 km) ENE | Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) | Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) ENE | Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,807.48 miles (17,392.91 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,802.29 miles (17,384.56 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,776.56 miles (17,343.14 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,774.41 miles (17,339.69 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,738.49 miles (17,281.87 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,632.87 miles (17,111.90 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,577.39 miles (17,022.62 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,518.79 miles (16,928.32 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,517.19 miles (16,925.73 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,516.67 miles (16,924.90 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,510.53 miles (16,915.01 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,493.68 miles (16,887.89 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,492.60 miles (16,886.17 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,487.22 miles (16,877.50 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,475.14 miles (16,858.07 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |