Nonstop flight route between Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Hannover Airport (HAJ), Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,751 miles (or 7,646 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 Kodiak Municipal Airport and Hannover 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 Kodiak Municipal Airport and Hannover Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDK / PAKD |
Airport Name: | Kodiak Municipal Airport |
Location: | Kodiak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°48'20"N by 152°22'26"W |
Area Served: | Kodiak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kodiak |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDK |
More Information: | KDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAJ / EDDV |
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Location: | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E |
Area Served: | Hannover, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 183 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAJ |
More Information: | HAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK):
- Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Four years prior to that the airport had 11,200 aircraft operations in 12 months, 54% general aviation and 46% air taxi.
- The closest airport to Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of KDK.
- Because of Kodiak Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Kodiak Municipal 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 Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,788 miles (17,362 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Hannover Airport (HAJ):
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,776 miles (18,952 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Hannover Airport's relatively low elevation of 183 feet, planes can take off or land at Hannover 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.
- As of November 2013 concourse A is closed for refurbishment scheduled until July 2014.
- The closest airport to Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Celle Air Base (ZCN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of HAJ.
- In the 1990s trials to establish intercontinental services to the United States and Canada were stopped due to low passenger numbers.
- In addition to being known as "Hannover Airport", another name for HAJ is "Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen".
- The additional Terminal D to the east of the main terminal is a rebuilt hangar which is exclusively used by the Royal Air Force to supply British troops in the north of Germany.