Nonstop flight route between Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States and Ruby, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States and Ruby Airport (RBY), Ruby, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,502 miles (or 5,636 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 Sugar Land Regional Airport and Ruby 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 Sugar Land Regional Airport and Ruby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGR / KSGR |
Airport Name: | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
Location: | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'19"N by 95°39'24"W |
Area Served: | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sugar Land |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGR |
More Information: | SGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBY / PARY |
Airport Name: | Ruby Airport |
Location: | Ruby, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°43'37"N by 155°28'11"W |
Area Served: | Ruby, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 658 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RBY |
More Information: | RBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR):
- Topographical map of the airport, the Central Prison Farm, and the Jester Prison Farm, Jester III, and Jester IV), July 1, 1990, U.S.
- The airport today serves the area's general aviation aircraft serving corporate, governmental, and private clientele.
- It was formerly known as Sugar Land Municipal Airport, or Hull Field.
- The furthest airport from Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SGR.
- Stanford Aviation Terminal
- Donald Hull, an oral surgeon that established a dental program for the Texas Department of Corrections in the early 1950s.
- Because of Sugar Land Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sugar Land 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.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ruby Airport (RBY):
- Ruby Airport (RBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ruby Airport (RBY) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Ruby Airport (RBY) is Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of RBY.
- Because of Ruby Airport's relatively low elevation of 658 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruby 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,915 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,634 enplanements in 2009, and 1,809 in 2010.