Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Kiana, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN), Kiana, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,805 miles (or 6,123 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Bob Baker Memorial 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Bob Baker Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAN / PAIK |
Airport Name: | Bob Baker Memorial Airport |
Location: | Kiana, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°58'32"N by 160°26'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAN |
More Information: | IAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- USAir operated nonstop flights to Charlotte, NC during the mid 1990s with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and Fokker F100 jetliners.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- In 2010 Northwest Airlines merged into Delta Air Lines.
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
Facts about Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN):
- Because of Bob Baker Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Baker Memorial 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 Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) is Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SW of IAN.
- Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,242 miles (16,484 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.