Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB), Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,451 miles (or 5,554 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 Stewart International Airport and Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base, 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 Stewart International Airport and Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWF / KSWF |
Airport Name: | Stewart International Airport |
Location: | Newburgh, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W |
Area Served: | Hudson Valley |
Operator/Owner: | State of New York |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWF |
More Information: | SWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKB / |
Airport Name: | Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base |
Location: | Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°11'26"N by 152°22'14"W |
Area Served: | Kitoi Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKB |
More Information: | KKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):
- As the 1980s wore on, veterans of earlier battles over Stewart returned to start new ones.
- The administration of Mario Cuomo tried several times to come up with a plan that would balance these interests, but failed.
- The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
- Federal law at the time required that all airports providing passenger service had to be owned by some public entity.
- The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Simultaneously with the privatization, the state proceeded with long-held plans to build a new interchange on Interstate 84 at Drury Lane, which would also be widened.
- The next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
- In 1934 Douglas MacArthur, then superintendent of the United States Military Academy, proposed flight training cadets at the airport.
- Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
Facts about Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB):
- Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 1,000 feet.
- Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) is Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of KKB.
- The furthest airport from Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,762 miles (17,319 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
- Because of Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base 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.