Nonstop flight route between Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Klagenfurt, Austria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Heiden Airport (PTH), Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), Klagenfurt, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,267 miles (or 8,477 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 Port Heiden Airport and Klagenfurt 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 Port Heiden Airport and Klagenfurt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Heiden Airport (PTH):

• In addition to being known as "Port Heiden Airport", other names for PTH include "Port Heiden Air Force Station" and "Fort Morrow Army Airfield".
• Because of Port Heiden Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Heiden 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 Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of PTH.
• Port Heiden Airport is a state owned, public use airport located six nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Port Heiden, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• The airport was built in 1942 after the World War II Japanese attack on the Aleutian Islands.
• Port Heiden Airport covers an area of 3,500 acres at an elevation of 95 feet above mean sea level.
• Port Heiden Airport (PTH) has 2 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 919 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 964 enplanements in 2009, and 1,037 in 2010.

Facts about Klagenfurt Airport (KLU):

• The furthest airport from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,877 miles (19,114 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The train station "Klagenfurt-Annabichl" is at a 150 meters walking distance from the terminal and offers suburban rail services every half-hour to St.Veit as well as to Villach.
• In addition to being known as "Klagenfurt Airport", another name for KLU is "Kärnten Airport".
• After the end of World War II, Julius Fedrigoni was returned to Annabichl, he worked with low-budget flight operations.
• The closest airport to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of KLU.
• A regular suburban bus service connects the airport with the city centre including Klagenfurt main station.
• Klagenfurt Airport, also known as Kärnten Airport, is the airport of Klagenfurt, the sixth-largest city in Austria.
• Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) has 2 runways.