Nonstop flight route between Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland and Garden City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keflavík International Airport (KEF), Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland and Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), Garden City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,553 miles (or 5,718 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 Keflavík International Airport and Garden City Regional 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 Keflavík International Airport and Garden City Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEF / BIKF |
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Location: | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'5"N by 22°36'20"W |
Area Served: | Greater Reykjavík Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEF |
More Information: | KEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCK / KGCK |
Airport Name: | Garden City Regional Airport |
Location: | Garden City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'39"N by 100°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Garden City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Garden City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2891 feet (881 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCK |
More Information: | GCK Maps & Info |
Facts about Keflavík International Airport (KEF):
- The furthest airport from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Keflavík International Airport", another name for KEF is "Keflavíkurflugvöllur".
- The closest airport to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Reykjavík Airport (RKV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KEF.
- In 2014 the current terminal will be enlarged.
- The airport was built by the United States military during World War II.
- Keflavík International Airport (KEF) has 2 runways.
- The 10,000-foot-long and 200-foot-wide runways are long enough to support NASA's Space Shuttle and also the Antonov An-225.
- On 21 July 2013, a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner, prototype aircraft 97005, made a belly landing during a test flight.
- With the re-construction of the military base at Keflavík during the 1950s, the air terminal found itself positioned in the middle of the base.
- Because of Keflavík International Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Keflavík 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.
- Keflavík Airport only handles international flights, domestic flights and flights to Greenland and the Faroe Islands are operated from Reykjavík's domestic airport.
Facts about Garden City Regional Airport (GCK):
- Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,860 miles (17,477 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used Garden City Airport as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
- The closest airport to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of GCK.
- Continental DC-3s landed at GCK from the 1940s until replaced by Central in 1961.