Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Wyoming, United States and Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), Jackson, Wyoming, United States and Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,975 miles (or 3,178 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 relatively short distance between Jackson Hole Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Jackson Hole Airport (JAC):

• The closest airport to Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of JAC.
• Jackson Hole Airport is seven miles north of Jackson, in Teton County, Wyoming.
• Because of Jackson Hole Airport's high elevation of 6,451 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,754 miles (17,307 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The largest aircraft seen regularly is the Boeing 757-200.
• Map showing the airport
• On December 20, 2000, Sandra Bullock survived the crash of a chartered business jet at Jackson Hole Airport.
• It is the only commercial airport in the United States inside a national park, in this case Grand Teton.
• Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):

• The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
• In February 2006, NBA player Sebastian Telfair was questioned after a handgun registered to his girlfriend was found in his pillowcase aboard the Portland Trail Blazers team plane.
• On August 8, 1962, a US Air Force KC-135 tanker crashed on approach to Hanscom Field's runway 11, destroying the aircraft and killing all three members of the flight crew.
• As an airport close to Boston, many teams competing in the Boston area use Hanscom Field.
• Hanscom Field covers 1,125 acres at an elevation of 132 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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 Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
• In addition to being known as "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".