Nonstop flight route between Sørkjosen, Norway and Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ), Sørkjosen, Norway and Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB), Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,588 miles (or 5,775 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 Sørkjosen Airport and Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base, 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 Sørkjosen Airport and Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOJ / ENSR |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Sørkjosen, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°47'12"N by 20°57'34"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SOJ |
More Information: | SOJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKB / |
Airport Name: | Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base |
Location: | Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°11'26"N by 152°22'14"W |
Area Served: | Kitoi Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKB |
More Information: | KKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ):
- A new fire station, serving both the airport and the municipality, was completed in 1992, costing 3.2 million Norwegian krone.
- Because of Sørkjosen Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sørkjosen 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 Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of SOJ.
- In addition to being known as "Sørkjosen Airport", another name for SOJ is "Sørkjosen lufthavn".
- Sørkjosen Airport handled 16,993 passengers last year.
- The airport has a 880-by-30-meter asphalt runway aligned 15–33.
- The furthest airport from Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,541 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB):
- The furthest airport from Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,762 miles (17,319 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) is Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of KKB.
- Because of Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base 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.
- Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.