Nonstop flight route between Barter Island, Alaska, United States and Roswell, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States and Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,938 miles (or 4,729 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 Barter Island LRRS Airport and Roswell International Air Center, 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 Barter Island LRRS Airport and Roswell International Air Center. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTI / PABA |
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Location: | Barter Island, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°8'2"N by 143°34'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTI |
More Information: | BTI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROW / KROW |
Airport Name: | Roswell International Air Center |
Location: | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°18'5"N by 104°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Roswell, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Roswell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3671 feet (1,119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROW |
More Information: | ROW Maps & Info |
Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):
- In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
- With the signing of the North American Air Defence Modernization agreement at the "Shamrock Summit" between Prime Minister Mulroney and President Reagan in Quebec City on 18 March 1985, the DEW Line began its eventual upgrading and transition becoming the North Warning System of today.
- Barter Island controlled nine manned stations, four of them being classified as "auxiliary" sites and five "intermediate" stations.
- Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island LRRS 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 airport remains open to support the small settlement at Kaktovik and to provide contractor support access to the military radar site.
- The closest airport to Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.
- The furthest airport from Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):
- Historically, Roswell was served by Trans-Texas Airways which flew Douglas DC-9-10 jet service to Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Midland/Odessa and Santa Fe.
- The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
- From 1941 to 1967, the facility was known as Roswell Army International Airfield during World War II, and Walker Air Force Base during the Cold War.
- The site was used for several years to launch stratospheric balloons for Air Force projects.
- Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
- A New Mexico National Guard unit uses some of the buildings of the facility.