Nonstop flight route between Diomede, Alaska, United States and Andrews, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States and Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR), Andrews, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,118 miles (or 6,627 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Robert F. Swinnie 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Robert F. Swinnie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIO / |
Airport Name: | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) |
Location: | Diomede, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°45'29"N by 168°57'6"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from DIO |
More Information: | DIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADR / KPHH |
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Location: | Andrews, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°27'6"N by 79°31'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Georgetown County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADR |
More Information: | ADR Maps & Info |
Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):
- The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
- According to traveler John Muir, on his visit to Diomede Islands in 1880s they found the natives eager to trade away everything they had.
- According to Arthur Ahkinga, who lived on Little Diomede island at the turn of the 1940s, the Iñupiat on the island made their living by hunting and carving ivory which they traded or sold.
- There is no hospital on the island and emergency services are limited due to the remoteness of the island.
- Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 location of the city is believed to have been used for at least 3,000 years as a hunting campsite.
Facts about Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR):
- Because of Robert F. Swinnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Robert F. Swinnie 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.
- Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,596 miles (18,662 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Robert F. Swinnie Airport", another name for ADR is "PHH".
- The closest airport to Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) is Georgetown County Airport (GGE), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SE of ADR.