Nonstop flight route between Umiat, Alaska, United States and Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Umiat Airport (UMT), Umiat, Alaska, United States and Strother Field (WLD), Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,002 miles (or 4,831 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 Umiat Airport and Strother Field, 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 Umiat Airport and Strother Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMT / PAUM |
Airport Name: | Umiat Airport |
Location: | Umiat, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°22'15"N by 152°8'5"W |
Area Served: | Umiat, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UMT |
More Information: | UMT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLD / KWLD |
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Location: | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°10'6"N by 97°2'14"W |
Area Served: | Winfield / Arkansas City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Cities of Winfield & Arkansas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1160 feet (354 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLD |
More Information: | WLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Umiat Airport (UMT):
- Umiat Airport (UMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Umiat Airport (UMT) is Nuiqsut Airport (NUI), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of UMT.
- Because of Umiat Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Umiat 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 Umiat Airport (UMT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,143 miles (16,324 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Strother Field (WLD):
- The furthest airport from Strother Field (WLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Strother Field (WLD) is Earl Henry Airport (BWL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of WLD.
- For the 12-month period ending November 19, 2008, the airport had 6,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day.
- An airport, jointly owned by Arkansas City and Winfield, was under construction in April 1942 when the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
- In addition to being known as "Strother Field", another name for WLD is "(formerly Strother Army Airfield)".
- Strother Field (WLD) has 2 runways.