Nonstop flight route between Kwethluk, Alaska, United States and Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kwethluk Airport (KWT), Kwethluk, Alaska, United States and Guanaja Airport (GJA), Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,744 miles (or 7,634 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 Kwethluk Airport and Guanaja 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 Kwethluk Airport and Guanaja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWT / PFKW |
Airport Name: | Kwethluk Airport |
Location: | Kwethluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'25"N by 161°26'36"W |
Area Served: | Kwethluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWT |
More Information: | KWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GJA / MHNJ |
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Location: | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°26'43"N by 85°54'24"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GJA |
More Information: | GJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kwethluk Airport (KWT):
- The furthest airport from Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,033 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Kwethluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kwethluk 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.
- Kwethluk Airport (KWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kwethluk Airport has one gravel surfaced runway measuring 3,198 by 75 ft.
- The closest airport to Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of KWT.
Facts about Guanaja Airport (GJA):
- Guanaja Airport (GJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Guanaja Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guanaja 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 Guanaja Airport (GJA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Guanaja Airport (meaning Guanaja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Guanaja Airport", another name for GJA is "Aeropuerto de Guanaja".
- The closest airport to Guanaja Airport (GJA) is Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of GJA.