Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Red Devil, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Red Devil Airport (RDV), Red Devil, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,543 miles (or 5,701 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 Stewart International Airport and Red Devil 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 Stewart International Airport and Red Devil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWF / KSWF |
Airport Name: | Stewart International Airport |
Location: | Newburgh, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W |
Area Served: | Hudson Valley |
Operator/Owner: | State of New York |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWF |
More Information: | SWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDV / |
Airport Name: | Red Devil Airport |
Location: | Red Devil, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'17"N by 157°21'1"W |
Area Served: | Red Devil, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDV |
More Information: | RDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):
- One local hunter, Ben Kissam, formed the Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition in 1987 to oppose efforts to develop the lands.
- Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart International 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 Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
- In early 1981, the 52 U.S.
- The award also ended, for the most part, the controversy over whether to develop the properties or not.
- The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Developed in the 1930s as a military base to allow cadets at the nearby United States Military Academy at West Point to learn aviation, it has grown into the major passenger airport for the mid-Hudson region and continues as a military airfield, housing the 105th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 of the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
- In the early 1970s, Governor Nelson Rockefeller's administration saw the potential for Stewart to support the metropolitan area.
- Also generating a lot of noise was the continuing debate in Orange County about what to do with the land, with participants' choice of words suggesting where they stood, and interpretations differing about just how much of the land was really meant to serve as a buffer.
Facts about Red Devil Airport (RDV):
- Because of Red Devil Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Red Devil 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 furthest airport from Red Devil Airport (RDV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,517 miles (16,926 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Red Devil Airport (RDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Red Devil Airport (RDV) is Sleetmute Airport (SLQ), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of RDV.