Nonstop flight route between Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Mascot (near Sydney), Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kongiganak Airport (KKH), Kongiganak, Alaska, United States and Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), Mascot (near Sydney), Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,994 miles (or 11,255 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 Kongiganak Airport and Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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 Kongiganak Airport and Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKH / PADY |
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Location: | Kongiganak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°57'38"N by 162°52'51"W |
Area Served: | Kongiganak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKH |
More Information: | KKH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYD / YSSY |
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Location: | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E |
Area Served: | Sydney |
Operator/Owner: | Sydney Airport Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYD |
More Information: | SYD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kongiganak Airport (KKH):
- The closest airport to Kongiganak Airport (KKH) is Tuntutuliak Airport (WTL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of KKH.
- Kongiganak Airport (KKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kongiganak Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kongiganak 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 "Kongiganak Airport", another name for KKH is "DUY".
- The furthest airport from Kongiganak Airport (KKH) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,640 miles (17,123 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD):
- The furthest airport from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (meaning Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- In 1933 the first gravel runways were built.
- The closest airport to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SYD.
- The "third runway" which the Commonwealth government commenced development of in 1989 and completed in 1994, remained controversial because of increased aircraftmovements, especially over many inner suburbs.
- In 1921 the federal government purchased 161 acres in Mascot for the purpose of creating a public airfield.
- Terminal 1 was opened on 3 May 1970, replacing the old Overseas Passenger Terminal and has been greatly expanded since then.
- Because of Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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.
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport", another name for SYD is "Kingsford-Smith Airport".
- Shuttle Bus will drive passengers to the city and deliver them to the door of their hotel.
- In 2002, the Australian Government sold Sydney Airports Corporation Limited, the management authority for the airport, to Southern Cross Airports Corporation Holdings Ltd.
- The dedicated Freight Terminal is located north of Terminal 1.