Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Kearney, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Kearney Regional Airport (EAR), Kearney, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,936 miles (or 4,725 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 Wainwright Airport and Kearney Regional 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 Wainwright Airport and Kearney Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
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Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EAR / KEAR |
Airport Name: | Kearney Regional Airport |
Location: | Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°43'36"N by 99°0'24"W |
Area Served: | Kearney, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kearney |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2131 feet (650 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EAR |
More Information: | EAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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 airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
Facts about Kearney Regional Airport (EAR):
- Kearney Regional Airport covers 2,500 acres at an elevation of 2,131 feet.
- The closest airport to Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of EAR.
- Kearney Regional Airport is in Buffalo County, Nebraska, five miles northeast of Kearney, which owns it.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,956 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,113 in 2009 and 9,530 in 2010.
- Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,145 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.