Nonstop flight route between Amarillo, Texas, United States and Nikolski, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tradewind Airport (TDW), Amarillo, Texas, United States and Nikolski Air Station (IKO), Nikolski, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,407 miles (or 5,483 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 Tradewind Airport and Nikolski Air Station, 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 Tradewind Airport and Nikolski Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDW / KTDW |
Airport Name: | Tradewind Airport |
Location: | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'12"N by 101°49'32"W |
Area Served: | Amarillo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Tradewind LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3649 feet (1,112 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDW |
More Information: | TDW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKO / PAKO |
Airport Name: | Nikolski Air Station |
Location: | Nikolski, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'30"N by 168°50'56"W |
Area Served: | Nikolski, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Aleut Corporation |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKO |
More Information: | IKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Tradewind Airport (TDW):
- Tradewind Airport (TDW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tradewind Airport (TDW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,041 miles (17,768 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Tradewind Airport (TDW) is Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of TDW.
Facts about Nikolski Air Station (IKO):
- Nikolski Air Station (IKO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,076 miles (17,824 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The airport was built in 1958 to support Nikolski Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station on Umnak Island.
- The closest airport to Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Unalaska Airport (DUT), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of IKO.
- Because of Nikolski Air Station's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolski Air Station 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.