Nonstop flight route between Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States and Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Alsworth Airport (PTA), Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,949 miles (or 7,964 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 Port Alsworth Airport and Hong Kong International 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 Port Alsworth Airport and Hong Kong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTA / PALJ |
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Location: | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°12'15"N by 154°19'8"W |
Area Served: | Port Alsworth, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Glen Alsworth, Sr. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTA |
More Information: | PTA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKG / VHHH |
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Location: | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E |
Area Served: | Hong Kong |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority Hong Kong |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKG |
More Information: | HKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Alsworth Airport (PTA):
- In addition to being known as "Port Alsworth Airport", other names for PTA include "TPO" and "Port Alsworth".
- Because of Port Alsworth Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Alsworth 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 Port Alsworth Airport (PTA) is Nondalton Airport (NNL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SW of PTA.
- Port Alsworth Airport (PTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Port Alsworth Airport (PTA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,625 miles (17,100 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):
- The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
- Chek Lap Kok Airport was designed as a replacement for the former Hong Kong International Airport originally built in 1925.
- Check-in counters at Terminal 1
- At its opening, Terminal 1 was the largest airport passenger terminal building, with a total gross floor area of 531,000 m².
- Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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 "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
- In 2007, HKIA began the construction of a two-storey North Satellite Concourse which opened in December 2009.
- Terminal 1 Departures Hall entrance
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
- Hong Kong International Airport was built on a large artificial island, formed by levelling Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau islands, and reclaiming 9.38 km² of the adjacent seabed.
- Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.