Nonstop flight route between Visalia, California, United States and Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States and Aktobe International Airport (AKX), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,452 miles (or 10,384 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Aktobe 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Aktobe 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: | VIS / KVIS |
Airport Name: | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield |
Location: | Visalia, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W |
Area Served: | Visalia, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Visalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIS |
More Information: | VIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKX / UATT |
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Location: | Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°14'44"N by 57°12'24"E |
Area Served: | Aktobe |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Aktobe International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 738 feet (225 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKX |
More Information: | AKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):
- Unlike the construction of other military airfields of World War II, Visalia Army Airfield seems to have used the existing municipal airport.
- Airline flights are subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
- Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
- Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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 1946 the War Assets Administration, acting on behalf of the War Department, terminated the leases with the City of Visalia and other parties with the remainder of the lands transferred to the City of Visalia in 1947.
Facts about Aktobe International Airport (AKX):
- The furthest airport from Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,693 miles (17,208 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Orsk Airport (OSW), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of AKX.
- In addition to being known as "Aktobe International Airport", other names for AKX include "Ақтөбе халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Актобе".
- Because of Aktobe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 738 feet, planes can take off or land at Aktobe 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.
- Aktobe International Airport (AKX) currently has only 1 runway.