Nonstop flight route between Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States and Newport News, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,491 miles (or 5,617 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 Anaktuvuk Pass Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg International 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 Anaktuvuk Pass Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP):

• Anaktuvuk Pass Airport resides at elevation of 2,102 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) is Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ENE of AKP.
• Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,089 miles (16,237 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• Between 1952 and the 1970, three other airlines United Airlines, National Airlines, and Allegheny Airlines extended service to the airport.
• In 2008, the PAC selected Ken R.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• In light of substantial growth, the airport launched an expansion effort in the early 21st century.
• For 2011, Frontier Airlines increased its service from the airport.
• The turn around began with the hiring of Charles J.
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport has handled more than one million passengers every year since 2005.
• When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the state of the art 147 ft tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast with continuous service for 55 years.
• The PAC renamed the facility Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in September 1990.
• The airport is served by various taxi companies, including Orange, American, Yellow, Best, and All City.
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.