Nonstop flight route between Tatitlek, Alaska, United States and Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tatitlek Airport (TEK), Tatitlek, Alaska, United States and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,721 miles (or 9,207 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 Tatitlek Airport and Gran Canaria 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 Tatitlek Airport and Gran Canaria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEK / |
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Location: | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°52'21"N by 146°41'27"W |
Area Served: | Tatitlek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEK |
More Information: | TEK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
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Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tatitlek Airport (TEK):
- In addition to being known as "Tatitlek Airport", other names for TEK include "PAKA" and "7KA".
- The closest airport to Tatitlek Airport (TEK) is Valdez Airport (VDZ), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NE of TEK.
- Tatitlek Airport (TEK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tatitlek Airport (TEK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,547 miles (16,974 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Tatitlek Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Tatitlek 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.
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- There is an airbase of the Spanish Air Force to the east of the runways.
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- The Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- In 2011 it handled over 10.5 million passengers, an 11.1% increase compared to 2010, and 23,7 million tonnes of cargo.
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In 1946, the old passenger terminal opened, which took two years to build.
- Military activity was most intense during the mid 1970s, at the time of the crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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.
- There's currently another terminal under construction on the west of the airport.
- Currently Gran Canaria airport is under renovation.