Nonstop flight route between Split, Croatia and Aleknagik, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Split Airport (SPU), Split, Croatia and Aleknagik Airport (WKK), Aleknagik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,327 miles (or 8,572 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 Split Airport and Aleknagik 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 Split Airport and Aleknagik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Split Airport (SPU):

• In the last few years the summer peaks activity called for an expansion of the airport s capacity.
• Split Airport (SPU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Split Airport", another name for SPU is "Zračna luka Split".
• The closest airport to Split Airport (SPU) is Bol Airport (BWK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of SPU.
• Split Airport handled 1,581,734 passengers last year.
• Because of Split Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Split 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.
• Split first commercial route was opened in 1931 by the Yugoslav airline Aeroput which linked Zagreb with Belgrade trough Rijeka, Split and Sarajevo, and maintained this route until the start of the Second World War.
• The furthest airport from Split Airport (SPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,800 miles (18,990 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Aleknagik Airport (WKK):

• The furthest airport from Aleknagik Airport (WKK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• It has a single runway and an FAA location identifier of 5A8, while Aleknagik Seaplane Base uses an FAA identifier of Z33.
• In addition to being known as "Aleknagik Airport", another name for WKK is "5A8".
• Because of Aleknagik Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Aleknagik 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.
• Aleknagik Airport (WKK) currently has only 1 runway.
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
• The closest airport to Aleknagik Airport (WKK) is Dillingham Airport (DLG), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSE of WKK.