Nonstop flight route between Klawock, Alaska, United States and Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States and Jaluit Airport (UIT), Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,638 miles (or 7,463 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 Klawock Airport and Jaluit 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 Klawock Airport and Jaluit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLW / PAKW |
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Location: | Klawock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°34'45"N by 133°4'33"W |
Area Served: | Klawock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLW |
More Information: | KLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIT / |
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Location: | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'33"N by 169°38'13"E |
Area Served: | Jabor, Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIT |
More Information: | UIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- Because of Klawock Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Klawock 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 closest airport to Klawock Airport (KLW) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KLW.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and he was unable to keep the plane on the runway surface.
- Klawock Airport has one asphalt paved runway designated 2/20 which measures 5,000 by 100 feet.
- The furthest airport from Klawock Airport (KLW) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,638 miles (17,120 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Klawock Airport", another name for KLW is "AKW".
Facts about Jaluit Airport (UIT):
- The closest airport to Jaluit Airport (UIT) is Kili Airport (KIO), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of UIT.
- Because of Jaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaluit 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 Jaluit Airport (UIT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Jaluit Airport (meaning Jaluit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- In addition to being known as "Jaluit Airport", another name for UIT is "N55".
- Jaluit Airport (UIT) currently has only 1 runway.