Nonstop flight route between Boca Raton, Florida, United States and Port Clarence, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida, United States and Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC), Port Clarence, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,482 miles (or 7,213 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 Boca Raton Airport and Port Clarence Coast Guard Station, 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 Boca Raton Airport and Port Clarence Coast Guard Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCT / KBCT |
Airport Name: | Boca Raton Airport |
Location: | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°22'42"N by 80°6'28"W |
Area Served: | Boca Raton, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | State of Florida |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCT |
More Information: | BCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPC / PAPC |
Airport Name: | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station |
Location: | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°15'12"N by 166°51'30"W |
Area Served: | Port Clarence, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPC |
More Information: | KPC Maps & Info |
Facts about Boca Raton Airport (BCT):
- The Boca Raton Airport, also known as Boca Raton Army Airfield, was selected to house a military airfield for a number of geographic and practical reasons.
- Other parts were returned to private ownership and developed, with only 200 acres and a single runway of three original runways were retained for airport use.
- The Boca Raton Airport is publicly owned and is designated as a general aviation transport facility governed by a seven member Authority appointed by the City of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County Commission.
- The furthest airport from Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boca Raton Airport (BCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport operated without a control tower until 2000 when the current control tower opened.
- Because of Boca Raton Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Boca Raton 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 closest airport to Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of BCT.
Facts about Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC):
- Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) is Brevig Mission Airport (KTS), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of KPC.
- Because of Port Clarence Coast Guard Station's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Clarence Coast Guard Station 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 furthest airport from Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,342 miles (16,644 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.