Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,695 miles (or 13,993 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Karratha 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Karratha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
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Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'56"N by 122°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA |
Airport Name: | Karratha Airport |
Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTA |
More Information: | KTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):
- In 2007 the airport, together with the University of Illinois Center of Excellence for Airport Technology, became the first airport to implement an avian radar system providing 24-hour monitoring of wildlife activity across the airfield.
- The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Starting in the late 1980s, the Port of Seattle and a council representing local county governments considered the future of air traffic in the region and predicted that airport could reach capacity by 2000.
- The airport is also served both by the King County Metro bus system and Sound Transit regional express buses.
- Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
- The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- The furthest airport from Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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.
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.