Nonstop flight route between Sal Island, Cape Verde and Quinhagak, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde and Quinhagak Airport (KWN), Quinhagak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,673 miles (or 10,739 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 AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport and Quinhagak 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 AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport and Quinhagak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SID / GVAC |
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Location: | Sal Island, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W |
Area Served: | Espargos |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SID |
More Information: | SID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWN / PAQH |
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Location: | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°45'18"N by 161°50'43"W |
Area Served: | Quinhagak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Native Village of Kwinhagak |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWN |
More Information: | KWN Maps & Info |
Facts about AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport (SID):
- AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
- Between 1960 and 1967 Sal was a stop of the Voo da amizade, a dedicated service between Brazil and Portugal.
- The furthest airport from AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport (meaning AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- The closest airport to AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
- Because of AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at AmÃlcar Cabral 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.
- It is located 2Â km west-southwest from Espargos on Sal Island.
- In addition to being known as "AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional AmÃlcar Cabral".
- Strangely, the duty-free shop is located after passport control but before security scanning, which only takes place as you enter the boarding lounge, which is shared for all four departure gates.
- AmÃlcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
Facts about Quinhagak Airport (KWN):
- The furthest airport from Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,655 miles (17,148 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Quinhagak Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Quinhagak 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.
- Quinhagak Airport (KWN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Eek Airport (EEK), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNW of KWN.
- In addition to being known as "Quinhagak Airport", other names for KWN include "Kwinhagak Airport" and "AQH".