Nonstop flight route between Accra, Ghana and Kuparuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC), Accra, Ghana and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,001 miles (or 11,267 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 Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station and Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACC / DGAA |
Airport Name: | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station |
Location: | Accra, Ghana |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°36'16"N by 0°10'2"W |
Area Served: | Accra |
Operator/Owner: | Ghana Airports Company Ltd |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 205 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACC |
More Information: | ACC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUK / PAKU |
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Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UUK |
More Information: | UUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC):
- Because of Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station's relatively low elevation of 205 feet, planes can take off or land at Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station 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.
- Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station handled 2,269,451 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) ENE of ACC.
- Kotoka Airport was renamed from Ghana International Airport, in honour of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, a member of the ruling National Liberation Council.
- Kotoka Airport also houses the offices of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
- Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (meaning Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- The closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.