Nonstop flight route between Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(64°22'15"N by 161°13'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Distance from SKK to AIN:
434.20 miles (698.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaktoolik Airport (SKK), Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 434 miles (or 699 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 relatively short distance between Shaktoolik Airport and Wainwright Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKK / PFSH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°22'15"N by 161°13'26"W |
| Area Served: | Shaktoolik, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKK |
| More Information: | SKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaktoolik Airport (SKK):
- Because of Shaktoolik Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Shaktoolik 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.
- Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) is Elim Airport (ELI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of SKK.
- In addition to being known as "Shaktoolik Airport", another name for SKK is "2C7".
- The furthest airport from Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,336 miles (16,635 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- The LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.41 miles (56.98 km) WNW | Elim Airport (ELI) | Elim, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 35.73 miles (57.51 km) SSE | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 39.32 miles (63.28 km) N | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 54.55 miles (87.79 km) WNW | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 57.38 miles (92.35 km) N | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 66.56 miles (107.12 km) SSW | St. Michael Airport (SMK) | St. Michael, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 67.20 miles (108.14 km) SSW | Stebbins Airport (WBB) | Stebbins, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 68.65 miles (110.47 km) WNW | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 71.26 miles (114.69 km) N | Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 74.34 miles (119.65 km) E | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 81.91 miles (131.82 km) WNW | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 96.73 miles (155.67 km) ENE | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 108.04 miles (173.88 km) SSE | Grayling Airport (KGX) | Grayling, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 109.14 miles (175.65 km) ENE | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 111.30 miles (179.12 km) N | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,336.23 miles (16,634.51 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,333.27 miles (16,629.74 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,317.44 miles (16,604.27 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,279.90 miles (16,543.86 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,237.60 miles (16,475.77 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,168.29 miles (16,364.23 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 7 | 10,129.06 miles (16,301.10 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,067.84 miles (16,202.58 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,038.98 miles (16,156.12 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,019.83 miles (16,125.31 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,016.71 miles (16,120.28 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,015.83 miles (16,118.87 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,012.35 miles (16,113.28 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,012.35 miles (16,113.28 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,008.83 miles (16,107.62 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |