Nonstop flight route between Ipswich, England and Port Alexander, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ipswich Airport (IPW), Ipswich, England and Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD), Port Alexander, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,545 miles (or 7,315 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 Ipswich Airport and Port Alexander Seaplane Base, 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 Ipswich Airport and Port Alexander Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPW / EGSE |
Airport Name: | Ipswich Airport |
Location: | Ipswich, England |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E |
Airport Type: | Closed |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IPW |
More Information: | IPW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTD / PAAP |
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Location: | Port Alexander, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°14'48"N by 134°38'53"W |
Area Served: | Port Alexander, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTD |
More Information: | PTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Ipswich Airport (IPW):
- The furthest airport from Ipswich Airport (IPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,859 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ipswich Airport (IPW) is RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of IPW.
- Because of Ipswich Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipswich 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.
- From its earliest days, the airport was home to a wide variety of privately owned and flying club operated aircraft.
- Ipswich Airport is a former airfield on the outskirts of Ipswich, Suffolk England.
- The airfield was delicensed and ceased to be registered by the Civil Aviation Authority on 31 December 1996.
- Ipswich Airport (IPW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 139 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 189 enplanements in 2009, and 146 in 2010.
- Because of Port Alexander Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Alexander Seaplane Base 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 Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) is Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of PTD.
- The furthest airport from Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,640 miles (17,123 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Port Alexander Seaplane Base", another name for PTD is "AHP".
- Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) currently has only 1 runway.