Nonstop flight route between Karasburg, Namibia and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karasburg Airport (KAS), Karasburg, Namibia and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,093 miles (or 16,243 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 Karasburg Airport and Oakland International 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 Karasburg Airport and Oakland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAS / FYKB |
Airport Name: | Karasburg Airport |
Location: | Karasburg, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'59"S by 18°43'59"E |
Area Served: | Karasburg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3265 feet (995 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAS |
More Information: | KAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAK / KOAK |
Airport Name: | Oakland International Airport |
Location: | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'17"N by 122°13'14"W |
Area Served: | East Bay, California |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Oakland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAK |
More Information: | OAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Karasburg Airport (KAS):
- Karasburg Airport (KAS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Karasburg Airport (meaning Karasburg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,019 miles (19,342 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Aggeneys Airport (AGZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) S of KAS.
Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):
- Oakland International Airport, a revenue division of the Port of Oakland, takes a leadership role in promoting a sustainable operating environment—whether that's looking at current day-to-day operations or forecasting future needs and requirements.
- During the Vietnam War, World Airways shuttled thousands of military passengers through Oakland to their bases in Southeast Asia, and an International Arrivals facility was built, allowing the airport to handle international flights for the first time.
- Boeing Air Transport began scheduled flights to Oakland in December 1927.
- Oakland International Airport began a $300 million expansion and renovation project in 2004, including adding five gates in Terminal 2.
- It is formerly the location of Naval Air Station Oakland.
- In August 2010, Mexicana Airlines suspended all its flights out of the airport and its other destinations indefinitely until further notice due to financial problems.
- The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
- A groundbreaking ceremony for a new control tower took place October 15, 2010.
- Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland International 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.
- Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.