Nonstop flight route between Prague, Czech Republic and Kingston, Jamaica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG), Prague, Czech Republic and Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,320 miles (or 8,561 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 Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Norman Manley International 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 Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Norman Manley International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRG / LKPR |
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| Location: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'2"N by 14°15'35"E |
| Area Served: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | Letiště Praha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRG |
| More Information: | PRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIN / MKJP |
| Airport Name: | Norman Manley International Airport |
| Location: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'8"N by 76°47'14"W |
| Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | NMIA Airports Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIN |
| More Information: | KIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG):
- Travel Service Airlines and its low cost subsidiary Smart Wings have their head office on the airport property.
- In addition the Civil Aviation Authority also has its head office on the airport property.
- As the capacity of the airport has been reaching its limit for the last couple of years, further development of the airport is being considered.
- Prague Airport states that besides increasing the airport capacity, the new runway system will greatly reduce the noise level in some densely inhabited areas of Prague.
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport handled 10,974,196 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,771 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of PRG.
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) has 3 runways.
- In 2004, the airport served 9.7 million passengers.
- Czech Airlines has its head office, the APC Building, on the grounds of Prague Airport.
- Prague–Ruzyně Airport began operations on 5 April 1937, but Czechoslovak civil aviation history started at the military airport in Prague–Kbely in 1919.
- In addition to being known as "Prague Vaclav Havel Airport", another name for PRG is "Letiště Václava Havla Praha".
Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
- The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The architect / engineer for the designs are Llewelyn Davies, Jabobs Consultancy & Leading Edge Aviation Planning Professionals Limited, in conjunction with Peter Jervis and Associates Limited and Grace Ashley and Associates.
- Norman Manley International Airport, formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica.
- Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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.
- The airport features in the first James Bond movie, Dr No.
- "The first phase of construction and renovation should be complete by 2007."Construction started in June 2006.
