Nonstop flight route between Arvidsjaur, Sweden and Diomede, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR), Arvidsjaur, Sweden and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,352 miles (or 5,395 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 Arvidsjaur Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), 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 Arvidsjaur Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJR / ESNX |
Airport Name: | Arvidsjaur Airport |
Location: | Arvidsjaur, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°35'25"N by 19°16'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Arvidsjaur |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1245 feet (379 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AJR |
More Information: | AJR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIO / |
Airport Name: | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) |
Location: | Diomede, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°45'29"N by 168°57'6"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from DIO |
More Information: | DIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR):
- The closest airport to Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) is Lycksele Airport (LYC), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of AJR.
- Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):
- Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
- According to traveler John Muir, on his visit to Diomede Islands in 1880s they found the natives eager to trade away everything they had.
- In the city the population was spread out with 43.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
- There is no hospital on the island and emergency services are limited due to the remoteness of the island.
- The first non-native to reach the Diomede Islands was a Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnev in 1648.
- The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.