Nonstop flight route between Ugashik, Alaska, United States and Norfolk Island, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ugashik Airport (UGS), Ugashik, Alaska, United States and Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,311 miles (or 10,157 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 Ugashik Airport and Norfolk Island 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 Ugashik Airport and Norfolk Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGS / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°31'23"N by 157°23'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Ugashik, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UGS | 
| More Information: | UGS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E | 
| Area Served: | Norfolk Island | 
| Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NLK | 
| More Information: | NLK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ugashik Airport (UGS):
- The closest airport to Ugashik Airport (UGS) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of UGS.
- Because of Ugashik Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik 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 furthest airport from Ugashik Airport (UGS) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,812 miles (17,400 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Ugashik Airport (UGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ugashik Airport", another name for UGS is "9A8".
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- Norfolk Island Airport was ranked 56th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
- Initially used for bomber patrols and for a transport service to Bougainville Island, the airfield was never used as a major base and became a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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 furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.




