Nonstop flight route between Ross River, Yukon, Canada and Kraków / Balice, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ross River Airport (XRR), Ross River, Yukon, Canada and John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), Kraków / Balice, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,545 miles (or 7,315 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 Ross River Airport and John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice, 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 Ross River Airport and John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XRR / CYDM |
Airport Name: | Ross River Airport |
Location: | Ross River, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°58'14"N by 132°25'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2359 feet (719 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XRR |
More Information: | XRR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRK / EPKK |
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Location: | Kraków / Balice, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°4'40"N by 19°47'4"E |
Area Served: | Kraków |
Operator/Owner: | LHC/KRK Airport Services |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 791 feet (241 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRK |
More Information: | KRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ross River Airport (XRR):
- The furthest airport from Ross River Airport (XRR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,277 miles (16,539 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Ross River Airport (XRR) is Faro Airport (ZFA), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of XRR.
- Ross River Airport (XRR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):
- The airport opened for civil aviation in 1964.
- On 12 December 2012, Irish low cost carrier Ryanair announced they would be opening their second Polish base in Kraków basing two Boeing 737–800 aircraft at the airport from 31 March 2013, which allows the carrier to increase the number of the routes from Kraków to 31.
- The "Balice Ekspres" operates between Kraków Główny and the Kraków–Balice Airport railway station.
- Because of John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice 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.
- In addition to being known as "John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice", another name for KRK is "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice".
- The furthest airport from John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- It is also expected that the railway line will ultimately reach the terminal building, rather than the current temporary stop 250 m from terminal T1 by 2015.
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Katowice International Airport (KTW), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of KRK.
- In 1995 the airport's name was changed from Kraków–Balice Airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice, to honor Pope John Paul II, who spent many years of his life in Kraków and had served as Archbishop of Kraków from 1963 until his elevation to the Papacy in 1978.