Nonstop flight route between Ketchikan, Alaska, United States and Mount Cook, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB), Ketchikan, Alaska, United States and Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN), Mount Cook, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,653 miles (or 12,317 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 Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base and Glentanner Aerodrome, 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 Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base and Glentanner Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WFB / |
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Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°20'39"N by 131°39'47"W |
Area Served: | Ketchikan, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WFB |
More Information: | WFB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GTN / NZGT |
Airport Name: | Glentanner Aerodrome |
Location: | Mount Cook, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'24"S by 170°7'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mr R K Ivey, Glentanner Station |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1824 feet (556 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GTN |
More Information: | GTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB):
- In addition to being known as "Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base", another name for WFB is "5KE".
- The furthest airport from Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,613 miles (17,079 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base 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.
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) is Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) WNW of WFB.
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 x 1,500 ft.
Facts about Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN):
- The closest airport to Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of GTN.
- Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Glentanner Aerodrome (meaning Glentanner Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.