Nonstop flight route between Selawik, Alaska, United States and Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(66°35'59"N by 159°59'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°21'47"N by 83°32'30"E)
Distance from WLK to BAX:
3,516.24 miles (5,658.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Selawik Airport (WLK), Selawik, Alaska, United States and Barnaul Airport (BAX), Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,516 miles (or 5,659 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 Selawik Airport and Barnaul 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 Selawik Airport and Barnaul Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLK / PASK |
| Airport Name: | Selawik Airport |
| Location: | Selawik, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°35'59"N by 159°59'8"W |
| Area Served: | Selawik, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLK |
| More Information: | WLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAX / UNBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'47"N by 83°32'30"E |
| Area Served: | Barnaul |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Altay Air Enterprise" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAX |
| More Information: | BAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Selawik Airport (WLK):
- Because of Selawik Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Selawik 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.
- Selawik Airport (WLK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Selawik Airport (WLK) is Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNW of WLK.
- The furthest airport from Selawik Airport (WLK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Barnaul Airport (BAX):
- Barnaul Airport (BAX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barnaul Airport (BAX) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,429 miles (18,393 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Because of Barnaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at Barnaul 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 Barnaul Airport (BAX) is Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) NNW of BAX.
- In addition to being known as "Barnaul Airport", another name for BAX is "Аэропорт Барнаул".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.72 miles (46.23 km) NNW | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 32.05 miles (51.59 km) WNW | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 53.57 miles (86.21 km) SW | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 67.58 miles (108.76 km) ENE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 73.94 miles (119.00 km) WNW | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 79.54 miles (128.01 km) ENE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 85.37 miles (137.40 km) WSW | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 86.93 miles (139.90 km) ENE | Kobuk Airport (OBU) | Kobuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 87.24 miles (140.39 km) ENE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 90.41 miles (145.50 km) SSW | Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 102.14 miles (164.38 km) SSW | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 104.39 miles (168.00 km) NW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 119.12 miles (191.71 km) ESE | Huslia Airport (HSL) | Huslia, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 119.42 miles (192.18 km) SSW | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 135.23 miles (217.63 km) SSE | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,218.84 miles (16,445.58 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,182.75 miles (16,387.51 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,181.51 miles (16,385.50 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,171.80 miles (16,369.88 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,136.38 miles (16,312.88 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,095.68 miles (16,247.37 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,988.35 miles (16,074.65 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,930.16 miles (15,981.01 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,883.15 miles (15,905.35 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,876.17 miles (15,894.12 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,874.67 miles (15,891.70 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,874.47 miles (15,891.37 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,867.10 miles (15,879.52 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,857.85 miles (15,864.64 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,857.85 miles (15,864.64 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 119.50 miles (192.32 km) NNW | Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 140.27 miles (225.75 km) ENE | Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) | Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 167.60 miles (269.73 km) NE | Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ) | Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 219.16 miles (352.70 km) NNE | Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) | Tomsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 234.22 miles (376.93 km) SSW | Oskemen Airport (UKK) | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 6 | 251.39 miles (404.57 km) SW | Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX) | Semey, Kazakhstan | |
| 7 | 281.99 miles (453.82 km) WSW | Pavlodar Airport (PWQ) | Pavlodar, Kazakhstan | |
| 8 | 322.88 miles (519.62 km) E | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| 9 | 344.31 miles (554.10 km) NE | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 10 | 371.06 miles (597.17 km) WSW | Ekibastuz (EKB) | Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan | |
| 11 | 385.92 miles (621.08 km) SSE | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 405.72 miles (652.95 km) ENE | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 409.03 miles (658.26 km) SE | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 428.08 miles (688.92 km) WNW | Tsentralny Airport (OMS) | Omsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 433.99 miles (698.44 km) ESE | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,428.71 miles (18,392.68 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,389.98 miles (18,330.35 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,382.07 miles (18,317.62 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,378.49 miles (18,311.87 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,308.37 miles (18,199.01 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,299.08 miles (18,184.07 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,295.22 miles (18,177.86 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,266.79 miles (18,132.10 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,259.13 miles (18,119.76 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,248.23 miles (18,102.23 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,227.08 miles (18,068.18 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,223.14 miles (18,061.84 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,218.12 miles (18,053.76 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,154.59 miles (17,951.52 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,152.58 miles (17,948.29 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |