Nonstop flight route between Aleknagik, Alaska, United States and Shimojishima, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aleknagik Airport (WKK), Aleknagik, Alaska, United States and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,276 miles (or 6,881 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 Aleknagik Airport and Shimojishima 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 Aleknagik Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aleknagik Airport (WKK):

• It has a single runway and an FAA location identifier of 5A8, while Aleknagik Seaplane Base uses an FAA identifier of Z33.
• Aleknagik Airport covers an area of 51 acres at an elevation of 66 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Aleknagik Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Aleknagik 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 closest airport to Aleknagik Airport (WKK) is Dillingham Airport (DLG), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSE of WKK.
• Aleknagik Airport (WKK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Aleknagik Airport", another name for WKK is "5A8".
• The furthest airport from Aleknagik Airport (WKK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Aleknagik Airport, also known as Aleknagik Airport, is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Aleknagik, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S.

Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):

• Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
• The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
• In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
• In 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
• Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.