Nonstop flight route between Hughes, Alaska, United States and North Platte, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hughes Airport (HUS), Hughes, Alaska, United States and North Platte Regional Airport (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,660 miles (or 4,281 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 Hughes Airport and North Platte Regional 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 Hughes Airport and North Platte Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUS / PAHU |
Airport Name: | Hughes Airport |
Location: | Hughes, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°2'21"N by 154°15'52"W |
Area Served: | Hughes, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUS |
More Information: | HUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBF / KLBF |
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Location: | North Platte, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'33"N by 100°41'0"W |
Area Served: | North Platte, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | North Platte Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2777 feet (846 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBF |
More Information: | LBF Maps & Info |
Facts about Hughes Airport (HUS):
- Hughes Airport (HUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hughes Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Hughes 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 furthest airport from Hughes Airport (HUS) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,222 miles (16,451 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,148 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 1% from the 1,137 enplanements in 2006.
- The closest airport to Hughes Airport (HUS) is Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) E of HUS.
Facts about North Platte Regional Airport (LBF):
- North Platte Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
- North Platte Regional Airport covers 1,544 acres at an elevation of 2,777 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of LBF.
- North Platte Regional Airport was originally North Platte Field and was built in 1921 using private funds.
- The furthest airport from North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,687 miles (17,200 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "North Platte Regional Airport", another name for LBF is "Lee Bird Field".
- United Airlines stopped at North Platte from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
- North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) has 2 runways.