Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, Ohio, United States and Birch Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington Air Park (ILN), Wilmington, Ohio, United States and Birch Creek Airport (KBC), Birch Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,995 miles (or 4,820 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 Wilmington Air Park and Birch Creek 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 Wilmington Air Park and Birch Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILN / KILN |
Airport Name: | Wilmington Air Park |
Location: | Wilmington, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'41"N by 83°47'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | Clinton County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1077 feet (328 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILN |
More Information: | ILN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBC / |
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Location: | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°16'26"N by 145°49'27"W |
Area Served: | Birch Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBC |
More Information: | KBC Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilmington Air Park (ILN):
- The closest airport to Wilmington Air Park (ILN) is Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of ILN.
- The Wilmington Air Park covers an area of 2,000 acres at an elevation of 1,077 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport opened in 1929 and a small hangar was built in 1930.
- Wilmington Air Park (ILN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wilmington Air Park (ILN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Birch Creek Airport (KBC):
- Birch Creek Airport (KBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Birch Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Birch Creek 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 closest airport to Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of KBC.
- The furthest airport from Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,178 miles (16,381 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Birch Creek Airport", another name for KBC is "Z91".