Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Kake, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States and Kake Airport (KAE), Kake, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,778 miles (or 2,861 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 John Wayne Airport and Kake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNA / KSNA |
| Airport Name: | John Wayne Airport |
| Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'32"N by 117°52'5"W |
| Area Served: | Orange County, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Orange County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNA |
| More Information: | SNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAE / PAFE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kake, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°57'41"N by 133°54'37"W |
| Area Served: | Kake, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KAE |
| More Information: | KAE Maps & Info |
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- During the 1950s, the only airline flights were Bonanza's few flights between Los Angeles and Phoenix, via San Diego.
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- After serving as a military base during World War II, the Santa Ana Army Airfield was returned by the federal government to the County with the stipulation that it remain open to all kinds of aviation uses.
- Terminals A and B were designed by Gensler & Associates, Leason Pomeroy Associates, and Thompson Consultants International.
- The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,247,802 enplanements in calendar year 2011, a decrease from 4,278,623 in 2010.
- At some point between 1940 and 1945, the Santa Ana Army Airfield was established on land adjacent to Martin Field, to the south.
- As of 2009, the largest airlines at John Wayne Airport were Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Air Tran, and Alaska Airlines.
- The main runway, at 5,701 feet, is the shortest of any major airport in the United States, and passenger airliners at the airport have never been larger than the Boeing 757.
- John Wayne Airport covers 500.82 acres.
- In 1967, the 22,000-square-foot Eddie Martin Terminal was constructed to accommodate 400,000 annual passengers.
- In 1990, the Thomas F.
- In 1926, Eddie Martin was finally able to acquire a hangar for his airport, a portable wooden building which sold for $350.
- Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
- John Wayne International Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County.
Facts about Kake Airport (KAE):
- Kake Airport (KAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kake Airport (KAE) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,584 miles (17,032 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Kake Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Kake 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 "Kake Airport", another name for KAE is "AFE".
- The closest airport to Kake Airport (KAE) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ESE of KAE.
