Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Kake, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(56°51'24"N by 105°43'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°57'41"N by 133°54'37"W)
Distance from UKX to KAE:
3,907.00 miles (6,287.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Kake Airport (KAE), Kake, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,907 miles (or 6,288 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKX / UITT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'24"N by 105°43'48"E |
| Area Served: | Ust-Kut |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC «Aeroport Ust-Kut» |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2188 feet (667 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UKX |
| More Information: | UKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAE / PAFE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kake, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°57'41"N by 133°54'37"W |
| Area Served: | Kake, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KAE |
| More Information: | KAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
- During World War II an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.
- The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
- The furthest airport from Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Kut Airport (meaning Ust-Kut Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,580 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
Facts about Kake Airport (KAE):
- The closest airport to Kake Airport (KAE) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ESE of KAE.
- The furthest airport from Kake Airport (KAE) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,584 miles (17,032 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Kake Airport", another name for KAE is "AFE".
- Kake Airport (KAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kake Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Kake 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.55 miles (173.09 km) NE | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |     |
| 2 | 147.16 miles (236.83 km) NW | Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 156.91 miles (252.52 km) W | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 315.97 miles (508.50 km) NNE | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 321.55 miles (517.48 km) S | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 355.55 miles (572.20 km) SSE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 7 | 451.15 miles (726.06 km) SE | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 8 | 486.52 miles (782.97 km) NNE | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 506.01 miles (814.34 km) W | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 514.50 miles (828.00 km) WNW | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) | Yeniseysk, Russia | |
| 11 | 548.38 miles (882.53 km) SSW | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 560.72 miles (902.39 km) S | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 577.16 miles (928.85 km) W | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 14 | 579.26 miles (932.22 km) WSW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 15 | 582.11 miles (936.81 km) ENE | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.66 miles (19,580.30 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,138.05 miles (19,534.26 km) SSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,104.20 miles (19,479.77 km) SW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,071.69 miles (19,427.45 km) SSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,022.84 miles (19,348.84 km) SSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,978.95 miles (19,278.20 km) S | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,973.46 miles (19,269.37 km) SSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,853.28 miles (19,075.96 km) SSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,789.16 miles (18,972.77 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 10 | 11,768.83 miles (18,940.04 km) S | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,718.51 miles (18,859.07 km) S | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,715.41 miles (18,854.08 km) SSW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,713.14 miles (18,850.42 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 11,710.27 miles (18,845.80 km) SSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,684.22 miles (18,803.88 km) WSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.04 miles (61.22 km) ESE | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 43.50 miles (70.01 km) SSE | Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 45.17 miles (72.69 km) SSE | Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV) | Port Protection, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 45.17 miles (72.69 km) NNW | Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) | Angoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 54.43 miles (87.60 km) NW | Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) | Chatham, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 54.93 miles (88.40 km) W | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) | Sitka, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 56.78 miles (91.38 km) SSW | Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) | Port Alexander, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 65.66 miles (105.67 km) SSE | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 67.06 miles (107.92 km) ESE | Wrangell Airport (WRG) | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 74.19 miles (119.40 km) SSE | Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) | Tokeen, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 77.23 miles (124.28 km) SSE | Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) | Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 81.12 miles (130.55 km) SSE | Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) | Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 96.12 miles (154.69 km) NW | Hoonah Airport (HNH) | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 96.53 miles (155.34 km) NNW | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 99.39 miles (159.95 km) NNW | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,583.52 miles (17,032.48 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,580.76 miles (17,028.05 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,571.49 miles (17,013.12 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,499.83 miles (16,897.80 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,493.59 miles (16,887.76 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,481.22 miles (16,867.84 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,413.01 miles (16,758.07 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,402.45 miles (16,741.08 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,391.66 miles (16,723.72 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,385.54 miles (16,713.86 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,371.24 miles (16,690.85 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,370.78 miles (16,690.12 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,370.19 miles (16,689.17 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,353.83 miles (16,662.83 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,350.90 miles (16,658.12 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |