Nonstop flight route between Atka, Alaska, United States and Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atka Airport (AKB), Atka, Alaska, United States and Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH), Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,097 miles (or 9,812 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKB / PAAK |
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Location: | Atka, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'14"N by 174°12'21"W |
Area Served: | Atka, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKB |
More Information: | AKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBH / TFFJ |
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Location: | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°54'15"N by 62°50'38"W |
Area Served: | Saint Barthélemy |
Operator/Owner: | Mairie de St Barthélemy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBH |
More Information: | SBH Maps & Info |
Facts about Atka Airport (AKB):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 321 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 406 enplanements in 2009, and 322 in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Atka Airport", another name for AKB is "AKA".
- The furthest airport from Atka Airport (AKB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,025 miles (17,743 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Atka Airport (AKB) is Adak Airport (ADK), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) WSW of AKB.
- Atka Airport (AKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Atka Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Atka 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.
- Atka Airport is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Atka, a city on Atka Island in the U.S.
Facts about Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH):
- Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport", another name for SBH is "Aérodrome de St Jean".
- The History Channel programme Most Extreme Airports ranks Gustaf III airport, which is casually referred to as "St.
- The closest airport to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBH.
- The furthest airport from Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (meaning Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,241 miles (19,700 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1984, Swedish Minister of Communications, Hans Gustafsson, inaugurated the terminal building of the Gustaf III Airport.
- Because of Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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.