Nonstop flight route between Diomede, Alaska, United States and Old Crow, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States and Old Crow Airport (YOC), Old Crow, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 799 miles (or 1,286 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 relatively short distance between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Old Crow Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YOC / CYOC |
Airport Name: | Old Crow Airport |
Location: | Old Crow, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°34'11"N by 139°50'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 821 feet (250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOC |
More Information: | YOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):
- During the Nome gold rush at the turn of the 19th century, Diomede villagers traveled to Nome along with the gold seekers, even though Nome was not a native village.
- There were 43 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 20.9% were married couples living together, 32.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families.
- The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- 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 island's only school, and likely the most isolated school in the United States, the Diomede School has grades from Pre-K through 12 and approximately 40 students and 5 teachers.
- After the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, an interest of reuniting with families across the Bering Strait revived.
- The first non-native to reach the Diomede Islands was a Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnev in 1648.
Facts about Old Crow Airport (YOC):
- Old Crow Airport (YOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Old Crow Airport (YOC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,045 miles (16,165 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Old Crow Airport (YOC) is Chalkyitsik Airport (CIK), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) WSW of YOC.
- Because of Old Crow Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Old Crow 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.