Nonstop flight route between Atwater, California, United States and Nanwalek (English Bay), Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States and Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB), Nanwalek (English Bay), Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,055 miles (or 3,308 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 Castle Airport and Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MER / KMER |
Airport Name: | Castle Airport |
Location: | Atwater, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MER |
More Information: | MER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEB / |
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Location: | Nanwalek (English Bay), Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'7"N by 151°55'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEB |
More Information: | KEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Castle Airport (MER):
- The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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 airport is located at the former Castle Air Force Base which closed in 1995.
- It was estimated that the cost to relocate the 129 RQW to Castle, to include associated military construction costs, could be recouped in seven years.
- EPA investigations have been completed at multiple areas of contamination including landfills, discharge areas, chemical disposal areas, fire training areas, fuel spill areas, and polychlorinated biphenyl spill areas.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Since the mid-1940s, aircraft maintenance, fuel management, and fire training activities on the base have generated wastes that consist primarily of waste fuels, oils, solvents, and cleaners.
Facts about Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB):
- This airport is considered the shortest runway in the USA used by US commuter airlines.
- The furthest airport from Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,680 miles (17,188 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB) is Port Graham Airport (PGM), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of KEB.
- Because of Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport)", another name for KEB is "none".