Nonstop flight route between Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States and Gustavus, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States and Gustavus Airport (GST), Gustavus, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,548 miles (or 4,100 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 Memorial Field Airport and Gustavus 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 Memorial Field Airport and Gustavus Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOT / KHOT |
Airport Name: | Memorial Field Airport |
Location: | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°28'41"N by 93°5'45"W |
Area Served: | Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hot Springs |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOT |
More Information: | HOT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GST / PAGS |
Airport Name: | Gustavus Airport |
Location: | Gustavus, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'31"N by 135°42'27"W |
Area Served: | Gustavus, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GST |
More Information: | GST Maps & Info |
Facts about Memorial Field Airport (HOT):
- Because of Memorial Field Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Memorial Field 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.
- Memorial Field Airport (HOT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Memorial Field Airport (HOT) is Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNE of HOT.
- The furthest airport from Memorial Field Airport (HOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,830 miles (17,430 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,382 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 165 enplanements in 2009, and 799 in 2010.
- The original Frontier Airlines served Hot Springs as well with Convair 580 turboprop service nonstop to Fayetteville, Ft.
- Delta Air Lines also served the airport during the 1960s with Convair 440 prop airliners.
Facts about Gustavus Airport (GST):
- Gustavus Airport (GST) has 2 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,828 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,822 enplanements in 2009, and 9,996 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Gustavus Airport (GST) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Gustavus Airport (GST) is Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of GST.
- Because of Gustavus Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavus 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.
- Gustavus Airport covers an area of 1,821 acres at an elevation of 35 feet above mean sea level.