Nonstop flight route between North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States and Afton, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP), North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States and Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,350 miles (or 2,172 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 North Whale Seaplane Base and Afton Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWP / |
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Location: | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°6'59"N by 133°7'18"W |
Area Served: | North Whale Pass, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WWP |
More Information: | WWP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO |
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Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W |
Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFO |
More Information: | AFO Maps & Info |
Facts about North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP):
- The furthest airport from North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,610 miles (17,076 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of North Whale Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at North Whale Seaplane Base 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.
- North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "North Whale Seaplane Base", another name for WWP is "96Z".
- The closest airport to North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) is Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of WWP.
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
- The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
- The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport covers an area of 282 acres at an elevation of 6,221 feet above mean sea level.