Nonstop flight route between Kuparuk, Alaska, United States and Leadville, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States and Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,643 miles (or 4,254 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport and Lake County 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport and Lake County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUK / PAKU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UUK | 
| More Information: | UUK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LXV | 
| More Information: | LXV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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.
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.
- Lake County Airport covers an area of 605 acres.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".




