Nonstop flight route between Nouakchott, Mauritania and Chenega, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from NKC to NCN:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- NKC Airport Information
- NCN Airport Information
- Facts about NKC
- Facts about NCN
- Map of Nearest Airports to NKC
- List of Nearest Airports to NKC
- Map of Furthest Airports from NKC
- List of Furthest Airports from NKC
- Map of Nearest Airports to NCN
- List of Nearest Airports to NCN
- Map of Furthest Airports from NCN
- List of Furthest Airports from NCN
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nouakchott International Airport (NKC), Nouakchott, Mauritania and Chenega Bay Airport (NCN), Chenega, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,410 miles (or 10,315 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 Nouakchott International Airport and Chenega Bay 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 Nouakchott International Airport and Chenega Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKC / GQNN |
Airport Name: | Nouakchott International Airport |
Location: | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°5'52"N by 15°56'52"W |
Area Served: | Nouakchott |
Operator/Owner: | Government\ASECNA"African air traffic management organisation" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NKC |
More Information: | NKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NCN / PFCB |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Chenega, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°4'37"N by 147°59'30"W |
Area Served: | Chenega, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NCN |
More Information: | NCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Nouakchott International Airport (NKC):
- Because of Nouakchott International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouakchott 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.
- The furthest airport from Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) is Île des Pins Airport (BMY), which is nearly antipodal to Nouakchott International Airport (meaning Nouakchott International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Île des Pins Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia.
- The closest airport to Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) is Boutilimit Airport (OTL), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of NKC.
- Nouakchott International Airport handled 209,932 passengers last year.
- Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chenega Bay Airport (NCN):
- Because of Chenega Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Chenega Bay 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 Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) is Seward Airport (SWD), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) W of NCN.
- In addition to being known as "Chenega Bay Airport", another name for NCN is "C05".