Nonstop flight route between Kaunas, Lithuania and Klawock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaunas International Airport (KUN), Kaunas, Lithuania and Klawock Airport (KLW), Klawock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,691 miles (or 7,549 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 Kaunas International Airport and Klawock 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 Kaunas International Airport and Klawock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUN / EYKA |
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Location: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°57'50"N by 24°5'4"E |
Area Served: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUN |
More Information: | KUN Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kaunas International Airport (KUN):
- At the beginning of 2013 Ryanair has invested more than 3 million Euro in a new aircraft maintenance and repair hangar in Kaunas, which currently employs 50 people.
- In 2008 the new three-storey terminal building has been opened for passenger operations.
- Ryanair operates its own maintenance hangar at Kaunas Airport, which launched operations in January 2013.
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The ground level is designated arrival area and fully complies with Schengen regulations.
- Theoretical runaway average capacity, when aircraft are landing or taking off, is 12 operations per hour.
- The only international link to the airport is provided by Latvian operator Flybus, which runs the schedule to both Riga city centre and Riga International Airport.
- The closest airport to Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KUN.
- Because of Kaunas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaunas 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kaunas International Airport", another name for KUN is "Kauno Oro uostas".
Facts about Klawock Airport (KLW):
- 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.
- Klawock Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Klawock, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S.
- The FAA inspector said that during the last main landing gear overhaul, the operator elected to re-install the old style aluminum alloy oleo attachment brackets, primarily due to the cost of the new style steel oleo attachment brackets.
- The closest airport to Klawock Airport (KLW) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KLW.
- On April 6, 2005, about 14:35 Alaska daylight time, a twin-engine Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander airplane, N29884, sustained substantial damage following a main landing gear component failure and subsequent loss of control while landing at the Klawock Airport, Klawock, Alaska.
- 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.
- Klawock Airport (KLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Klawock Airport", another name for KLW is "AKW".