Nonstop flight route between Amarillo, Texas, United States and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, United States and Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 892 miles (or 1,436 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Addington Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMA / KAMA |
Airport Name: | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport |
Location: | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°13'9"N by 101°42'20"W |
Area Served: | Amarillo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Amarillo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3607 feet (1,099 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMA |
More Information: | AMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKX / KEKX |
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Location: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'9"N by 85°55'29"W |
Area Served: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Elizabethtown Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKX |
More Information: | EKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA):
- The terminal building underwent a $52.2 million renovation that was designed by the firms Reynolds, Smith & Hills and Shiver Megert and Associates and completed in 2011.
- The furthest airport from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Tradewind Airport (TDW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AMA.
- In 2003 the airport terminal building was rededicated to NASA astronaut Rick Husband, the commander of mission STS-107 of the Space Shuttle Columbia and an Amarillo native.
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Addington Field (EKX):
- Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".
- Addington Field opened in 1982.
- Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington Field 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 Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.
- Jumpers exit aircraft over Addington Field from 3500–14000 feet and are normally seen under canopy returning to earth via a left landing pattern.
- The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.