Nonstop flight route between Charleston, West Virginia, United States and Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States and Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP), Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,655 miles (or 5,883 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 Yeager Airport and Nunapitchuk 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 Yeager Airport and Nunapitchuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW |
Airport Name: | Yeager Airport |
Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W |
Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRW |
More Information: | CRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUP / |
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Location: | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°54'20"N by 162°26'21"W |
Area Served: | Nunapitchuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUP |
More Information: | NUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Yeager Airport (CRW):
- On July 28, 2010 a United Airlines Boeing 757 from Washington Dulles to San Diego was forced to divert to Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia after smoke was detected in a restroom.
- The city started construction in 1944.
- Yeager Airport covers 767 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
- On August 10 1968, Piedmont Airlines Flight 230 was on an ILS localizer-only approach to runway 23 when it struck trees 360 feet from the runway threshold.
- Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager 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 closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
- The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP):
- The furthest airport from Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,575 miles (17,019 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Nunapitchuk Airport", another name for NUP is "16A".
- Because of Nunapitchuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Nunapitchuk 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.
- Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) is Kasigluk Airport (KUK), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SW of NUP.