Nonstop flight route between Havre, Montana, United States and Shemya, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Havre City-County Airport (HVR), Havre, Montana, United States and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,190 miles (or 5,134 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 Havre City-County Airport and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Havre City-County Airport and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVR / KHVR |
Airport Name: | Havre City-County Airport |
Location: | Havre, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'35"N by 109°45'43"W |
Area Served: | Havre, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Havre & Hill County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2591 feet (790 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HVR |
More Information: | HVR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Havre City-County Airport (HVR):
- The closest airport to Havre City-County Airport (HVR) is Shelby Airport (SBX), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) W of HVR.
- Havre City-County Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Havre, a city in Hill County, Montana, United States.
- The furthest airport from Havre City-County Airport (HVR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
- Havre City-County Airport (HVR) has 2 runways.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 180 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 744 in 2009, and 961 in 2010.
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
- By August, Eleventh Air Force B-24s were carrying out successful and accurate attacks on the Japanese military installations and the B-25s were successful in driving the Japanese fishing and much of the shipping out of the North Pacific.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The news of the surrender of the Japanese was met with enthusiasm, the biggest topic was "When do we go home?".
- On 28 May 1943, a small detachment of Alaskan Scouts began reconnaissance of Shemya, a small, flat, uninhabited island 35 miles to the east of Attu.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- In August 1988, at least one Aries rocket was launched, relating to the Queen Match program, for anti-ballistic missile testing.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.