Nonstop flight route between Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Kokhanok, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Kokhanok Airport (KNK), Kokhanok, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,142 miles (or 5,056 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Kokhanok 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Kokhanok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNX / KGYI |
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Location: | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°42'51"N by 96°40'24"W |
Area Served: | Sherman / Denison |
Operator/Owner: | Grayson County, Texas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 749 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNX |
More Information: | PNX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNK / PFKK |
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Location: | Kokhanok, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°25'59"N by 154°48'9"W |
Area Served: | Kokhanok, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNK |
More Information: | KNK Maps & Info |
Facts about North Texas Regional Airport (PNX):
- The closest airport to North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Eaker Field (DUA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PNX.
- North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of North Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 749 feet, planes can take off or land at North Texas Regional 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 airport is on the site of Perrin Air Force Base, which was built in 1941 and closed in 1971.
- As a reliever airport, unconfirmed reports suggest that the airport might be a third airport for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex If this occurs, airline traffic would be focused on regional jets.
- In addition to being known as "North Texas Regional Airport", other names for PNX include "Perrin Field" and "GYI".
- It had three runways, but one 8,000' runway is now a taxiway.
Facts about Kokhanok Airport (KNK):
- In addition to being known as "Kokhanok Airport", another name for KNK is "9K2".
- Because of Kokhanok Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokhanok 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 Kokhanok Airport (KNK) is Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of KNK.
- Kokhanok Airport (KNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kokhanok Airport (KNK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,678 miles (17,185 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.