Nonstop flight route between Hickory, North Carolina, United States and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States and Summerside Airport (YSU), Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,171 miles (or 1,885 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 Hickory Regional Airport and Summerside Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):

• In 2003, a new building was constructed to serve the general aviation community.
• Atlantis Airlines was one small airline of this type, offering up to 6 daily direct flights to Charlotte and Atlanta.
• While not currently served by any commercial airline, the Hickory Regional Airport has had such service for much of its history.
• The Hickory Municipal Airport was first opened to aircraft traffic on May 17, 1940.
• In the Fall of 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration, following much planning and work, commissioned an Air Traffic Control Tower at the Hickory Airport.
• Most recently, in 2005, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines operated Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jets on their direct service to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, before ceasing this service in the fall of the year.
• Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.

Facts about Summerside Airport (YSU):

• The closest airport to Summerside Airport (YSU) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of YSU.
• The furthest airport from Summerside Airport (YSU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport was formerly a military field, established in 1940 as RCAF Station Summerside, changing its name to CFB Summerside in 1968.
• The airport is one of only two on Prince Edward Island with instrument approaches for bad-weather operations.
• Because of Summerside Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Summerside 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 "Summerside Airport", another name for YSU is "CFB Summerside".
• Summerside Airport (YSU) currently has only 1 runway.