Nonstop flight route between Kantchari, Burkina Faso and Kasigluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kantchari Airport (XKA), Kantchari, Burkina Faso and Kasigluk Airport (KUK), Kasigluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,294 miles (or 11,738 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 Kantchari Airport and Kasigluk 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 Kantchari Airport and Kasigluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKA / DFEL | 
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| Location: | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°27'52"N by 1°29'36"E | 
| Area Served: | Kantchari | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 879 feet (268 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKA | 
| More Information: | XKA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUK / PFKA | 
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| Location: | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°52'23"N by 162°31'27"W | 
| Area Served: | Kasigluk, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KUK | 
| More Information: | KUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kantchari Airport (XKA):
- In addition to being known as "Kantchari Airport", another name for XKA is "Kantchari Airport (Kantchari)".
 - Because of Kantchari Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Kantchari 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.
 - Kantchari Airport (XKA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kantchari Airport (meaning Kantchari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
 - The closest airport to Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of XKA.
 
Facts about Kasigluk Airport (KUK):
- Because of Kasigluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kasigluk 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 furthest airport from Kasigluk Airport (KUK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,577 miles (17,022 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
 - Kasigluk Airport (KUK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kasigluk Airport (KUK) is Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NE of KUK.
 - In addition to being known as "Kasigluk Airport", another name for KUK is "Z09".
 
